Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Tripod (dǐng) 鼐 Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 1525, Entry 12 Tang Rhyme Dictionary (Tangyun) pronounces it nai (falling tone); Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui) pronounce it nai (falling tone). The pronunciation is the same as nai (falling tone). Explanation from Analytical Dictionary of Chinese Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): A tripod that is particularly large. Elegant Refinements (Guangya) states: A particularly large tripod is called nai. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Zhou (Zhousong) contains the sentence: Large tripods and small tripods. Also, Wide Rhyme (Guangyun) pronounces it nai (falling tone); Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) pronounce it nai (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) pronounces it neng (departing tone). The meaning is a large tripod.