Meaning of 丁
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
dīng
- male adult
- the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1]
- fourth (used like "4" or "D")
- small cube of meat or vegetable
- (literary) to encounter
- (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
- (chemistry) butyl
Dīng
- surname Ding
zhēng
- used in 丁丁[zheng1 zheng1]
丁 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
许多英文单字源自于拉丁文。
Many English words are derived from Latin.
小丁和学友坐着听王老师说话。
Ding and Xueyou are sitting and listening to Mr. Wang.
拉丁语是一个死语言。
Latin is a dead language.
我要开始学拉丁文了。
I am going to start learning Latin.
小丁的桌子上放着很多照片。
Many pictures are placed on Xiaoding's desk.
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丁 dīng · male adult · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 丁.
| 布丁 | bùdīng | pudding (loanword) |
| 拉丁 | lādīng | Latin; (in former times) to press-gang |
| 园丁 | yuándīng | gardener |
| 一丁点 | yīdīngdiǎn | a tiny bit |
| 沙丁鱼 | shādīngyú | sardine (loanword) |
| 丁丁 | Dīngdīng | (neologism) (slang) penis (丁丁 resembles "JJ", which is short for 雞雞|鸡鸡[ji1 ji1]) |
| 马丁尼 | mǎdīngní | (loanword) martini |
| 丁字裤 | dīngzìkù | thong (underwear) |
| 尼古丁 | nígǔdīng | (loanword) nicotine |
| 补丁 | bǔding | patch (for mending clothes, tires etc); (software) patch |
Questions about 丁
What does 丁 mean?
丁 (dīng) means "male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1]" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 丁?
丁 is made of 1 character: 丁 (2 strokes). That is 2 strokes in total.
Is 丁 an HSK word?
Yes. 丁 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.