鼎族

Traditional form:

鼎族

Pinyin (reading):

dǐngzú

Definitions:

• rich patriarchal family
• aristocracy

Characters:

• 鼎 - large, three-legged bronze cauldron
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan

Traditional characters:

• 鼎 - large, three-legged bronze cauldron
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan