A ding or ting (鼎 pinyin ding3) is an ancient Chinese vessel with three legs; hence, it is also called a tripod. Jump to: navigation, search Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to... A tripod refers to any three-legged structure. ...

Dings can be made of ceramic or bronze in various shapes. Smaller ones are believed to be cooking utensils, while larger versions are believed to be sacrificial or commemorative vessels. The older dings are dated back to Shang Dynasty. In China, ding is a symbol of dynasty. Inscriptions on dings and zhongs are studied for bronzeware script. The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word Κεραμεικος (the name of a suburb of Athens), and in its strictest sense refers to clay in all its forms. ... Bronze figurine, found at Öland Bronze is the traditional name for a broad range of alloys of copper. ... Jump to: navigation, search Shang Dynasty (Chinese: 商朝) or Yin Dynasty (殷代) (1600 BC - 1046 BC) is the first historic Chinese dynasty and ruled in the northeastern region of China proper. ... Jump to: navigation, search The bells of St Savas A bell is a simple sound-making device. ... Bronzeware script (金文 pinyin jin wen or 鐘鼎文 pinyin zhong1 ding3 wen2) is a family of scripts found on Chinese bronzes such as zhong (bells) and ding (tripods), since bronze artifacts with Chinese characters span many centuries and they have been found in many areas of China. ...

The architecture of the Shanghai Museum is designed to resemble a bronze ding. Shanghai Museum The Shanghai Museum (Ch:上海博物館) is a museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the Peoples Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China. ...

Ding Ware is also a famous type of Chinese ceramic ware. Jump to: navigation, search Ding Ware Ding ware was produced in the prefecture of Dingzhou, starting from the end of the Tang dynasty and finishing during the Jin dynasty of northern China. ...

Ding is also a German and Dutch word that is equivalent to "thing" in English.

External links

• Chinese bronze vessels
• Picture of a ding
• Da Ke Ding, in Shanghai Museum