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丁

dīng

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5

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dīng · ding1 (Jyutping)

  1. male adult
  2. the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1]
  3. fourth (used like "4" or "D")
  4. small cube of meat or vegetable
  5. (literary) to encounter
  6. (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
  7. (chemistry) butyl
  8. surname Ding

zhēng

  1. used in 丁丁[zheng1 zheng1]

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Character breakdown

丁

Meaning
male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
Radical
一
Strokes
2
Components
一
Cangjie
MN
Four-corner
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