丁
dīng
HSK 7-93 readings
“Male adult” in Chinese is 丁 (dīng).
Other characters with the syllable ding: see all 8 →
Meaning
- male adult
- the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1]
- fourth (used like "4" or "D")
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- small cube of meat or vegetable
- (chemistry) butyl
- surname Ding
- (literary) to encounter
- (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
- used in 丁丁[zheng1 zheng1]
Readings
- dīngsurname Ding / male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl
- zhēngused in 丁丁
Stroke Order
2 strokes
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