Word

丁 (dīng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 丁

名 míng noun

fourth (in a series); cube; dice; Ding (surname)

把胡萝卜切成丁。

bǎ hú luó bo qiē chéng dīng

Cut the carrots into cubes.

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Word breakdown

丁 dīng — fourth (in a series); cube; dice; Ding (surname)

Structure & writing

1 丁 dīng — the fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems, used to indicate fourth in order

丁 is a component in 13 characters

HSK 1

可 kě yes; correct; to permit 打 dǎ to strike or hit with hand or tool

HSK 3

成 chéng to accomplish; to succeed; to complete (opposite of 败) 灯 dēng lamp; light (device for illumination or using light for a purpose) 行 xíng to walk; to go

HSK 4

厅 tīng large room for gatherings or receiving guests; hall 订 dìng to correct, to revise (errors in text)

HSK 6

顶 dǐng the top or highest part of a person or object

HSK 7

亭 tíng pavilion; open-sided roofed structure for rest, built by a road or in a garden 叮 dīng to sting or bite (of mosquitoes, etc., piercing skin to suck blood) 宁 níng peaceful; tranquil 盯 dīng to fix one's gaze on; to stare at 钉 dīng nail; pin; tack (a slender object made of metal, wood, or bamboo that can be driven into another object)

丁 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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