顶 meaning in English

dǐng

apex; crown of the head

HSK 4nounverbmeasure wordTraditional 頂8 strokes

Meaning of 顶

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dǐng

apex
crown of the head
top
roof
most
to carry on the head
to push to the top
to go against

How to use 顶

As a noun, 顶 means the top part of something, as in 山顶 (shāndǐng) hilltop and 屋顶 (wūdǐng) roof. As a verb it means to carry on the head or to push up against something, and as a measure word it counts things with a top, like hats. Example: 我买了一顶帽子。(Wǒ mǎile yì dǐng màozi.) I bought a hat.

顶 is built from 丁 (dīng) on the left, which gives the sound, and 页 (yè) on the right, a component linked to the head. Picture the very top of a head, the crown, and you have 顶 (dǐng): the top of anything.

Common mistake: Learners often mix up 顶 (dǐng) with 项 (xiàng, item), which has 工 on the left instead of 丁. Also keep the third tone in dǐng, since 丁 alone is first tone (dīng).

顶 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

小xiǎo女nǚ孩hái害hài怕pà从cóng屋wū顶dǐng上shàng跳tiào下xià来lái。

The girl was afraid to jump down from the roof.

那nà座zuò红hóng楼lóu顶dǐng的de房fáng子zi是shì我wǒ叔shū叔shū的de。

That red-roofed house is my uncle's.

那nà个ge有yǒu红hóng色sè房fáng顶dǐng的de是shì汤tāng姆mǔ的de家jiā。

That house with the red roof is Tom's house.

他tā们men终zhōng于yú到dào达dá了le山shān顶dǐng。

At last, they reached the top of the mountain.

你nǐ能néng从cóng那nà里lǐ看kàn到dào房fáng顶dǐng。

You can see the roof of the house from there.

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顶 dǐng · apex · 8 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 顶.

屋顶	wūdǐng	roof
顶级	dǐngjí	top-notch; first-rate
山顶	shāndǐng	hilltop
头顶	tóudǐng	top of the head
顶尖	dǐngjiān	peak; apex
顶多	dǐngduō	at most; at best
封顶	fēngdǐng	to put a roof (on a building); to cap the roof (finishing a building project)
顶部	dǐngbù	roof; topmost part
顶端	dǐngduān	summit; peak
穹顶	qióngdǐng	dome; vault
顶上	dǐngshàng	on top of; at the summit
顶楼	dǐnglóu	top floor; attic

Questions about 顶

What does 顶 mean?

顶 (dǐng) means "apex; crown of the head" and is used as a noun, verb and measure word.

How do you write 顶?

顶 is made of 1 character: 顶 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.

Is 顶 an HSK word?

Yes. 顶 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 顶 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 顶 is written 頂.

Can 顶 mean 'very' like 很?

Yes, in spoken Chinese 顶 can mean 'most' or 'extremely' before an adjective, as in 顶好 (dǐng hǎo) the very best. It sounds a bit colloquial or regional, and 最 (zuì) is more common in standard speech.

How do I use 顶多?

顶多 (dǐngduō) means 'at most' and usually comes before a number or verb phrase. For example, 他顶多二十岁。(Tā dǐngduō èrshí suì.) He is twenty at most.