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火風鼎 (かふうてい, kafuutei) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

火か風ふう鼎てい

Meanings

1

the Cauldron (hexagram 50 of the I Ching)

Technical term from the I Ching (易経). Refers to hexagram 50, symbolizing the cauldron as a vessel of transformation and nourishment.

See also: 易経

易えき経きょうの五ご十じゅう番ばん目めの卦けは火か風ふう鼎ていである。
The 50th hexagram of the I Ching is the Cauldron.

Kanji

火fire
風wind, air, style
鼎three legged kettle

Etymology

From the I Ching (易経), composed of 火 (fire) and 風 (wind) over 鼎 (cauldron). The name describes the hexagram's structure: fire below, wind above, with the cauldron as the central image.