Dīng ㄉㄧㄥ ding1

  • surname Ding

dīng ㄉㄧㄥ ding1 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4

  • male adult
  • the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 tiān gān ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ
  • fourth (used like "4" or "D")
  • small cube of meat or vegetable
  • (literary) to encounter
  • (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
  • (chemistry) butyl

zhēng ㄓㄥ ding1

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 丁 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

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Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 您懂拉丁语? Do you understand Latin?
  • 加一丁點鹽。 Add a tiny pinch of salt.
  • 我懂拉丁语。 I know Latin.
  • 普丁是戰犯。 Putin is a war criminal.
  • 將蘋果切丁。 Dice the apple.

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