顶

dǐng

“Apex” in Chinese is 顶 (dǐng).

Other characters with the syllable ding: see all 8 →

Meaning

apex
crown of the head
top

Show 10 more meanings

roof
most
to carry on the head
to push to the top
to go against
to replace
to substitute
to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
(slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc

Example

英国所有的顶尖球队都在超级联赛中。

All the top teams in England are in the Premier League.

From 顶尖 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 顶

顶多dǐngduōat mostHSK 7-9 顶级dǐngjítop-notch; first-rateHSK 7-9 顶尖dǐngjiānpeakHSK 7-9 封顶fēngdǐngto put a roof (on a building)HSK 7-9 山顶shāndǐnghilltopHSK 7-9 头顶tóudǐngtop of the headHSK 7-9 屋顶wūdǐngroofHSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarityHSK 4 矮ǎi(of a person) shortHSK 4 案àn(legal) caseHSK 4 暗àndarkHSK 4 巴bāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan)HSK 4 摆bǎito arrangeHSK 4 败bàito defeatHSK 4 伴bànpartner; companion; comrade; associateHSK 4 薄báothinHSK 4 宝bǎojewelHSK 4

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