丁
dīng
male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
- Strokes
- 2
- Level
- HSK 5 · TOCFL Level 4
- Frequency
- No. 1,001
How to write 丁, stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
What 丁 means
surname 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; used in 丁丁
Pictographic: A nail
Made of 一
Words with 丁
- 拉丁lā dīngLatin; (in former times) to press-gang; to kidnap and force people into service
- 园丁yuán dīnggardener
- 一丁点yī dīng diǎna tiny bit
- 丁丁dīng dīng(neologism) (slang) penis (丁丁 resembles "JJ", which is short for 鸡鸡)
- 丁丁zhēng zhēngsound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc
- 丁字裤dīng zì kùthong (underwear)
- 补丁bǔ dingpatch (for mending clothes, tires etc); (software) patch
- 丁基dīng jī(chemistry) butyl group
- 丁夫dīng fū(in ancient times) a man old enough for corvée or military service
- 丁字dīng zìT-shaped
- 丁字步dīng zì bùT-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
- 丁字街dīng zì jiēT-junction
丁 in a sentence
tā dāng shí zhǐ yǒu yī dīng diǎn er qián 。
She had only a small sum of money.
yuán dīng hòu lái fā xiàn jiù shì xiōng shǒu 。
The gardener turned out to be the murderer.
tā bù pǐ pèi de lā dīng zhī yī 。
It doesn't match the Latin one.
zhè shì nǐ de bù dīng 。
Here's your pudding.
wǒ men jiā kuài yào tiān dīng le 。
We are expecting an addition to our family.