鼎铛玉石

鼎铛玉石鼎鐺玉石 dǐng chēng shí ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄥ ㄩˋ ㄕˊ ding2 caang1 juk6 sek6

  • lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
  • casting pearls before swine

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 鼎 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown