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叮
dīng
1. sting (of mosquito, bee etc)
2. to say repeatedly
3. to urge insistently
4. to ask repeatedly
5. to stick to a point
6. (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

叮
dīng
to persistently exhort or urge; sting (as of an insect)
HSK 6 5 丶

Compound Words (16)

叮当
dīngdāng
(onom.) ding dong
叮叮
dīngdīng
(onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
叮嘱
dīngzhǔ
to warn repeatedly
HSK 6
叮咛
dīngníng
to warn
叮铃
dīnglíng
jingle
叮咚
dīngdōng
(onom.) ding dong
叮咬
dīngyǎo
sting
叮问
dīngwèn
to question closely
响叮当
xiǎngdīngdāng
to tinkle
叮叮猫
dīngdīngmāo
(dialect) dragonfly
叮当声
dīngdāngshēng
tinkle
叮当响
dīngdāngxiǎng
(onom.) ding dong
叮叮当当
dīngdīngdāngdāng
(onom.) ding dong
蚊虫叮咬
wénchóngdīngyǎo
insect bites
千叮万嘱
qiāndīngwànzhǔ
repeatedly urging
半瓶水响叮当
bànpíngshuǐxiǎngdīngdāng
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,610
Word Frequency Rank
3,494 of 84,292

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