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丁
Dīng
1. surname Ding
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 2 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

丁
dīng
male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
HSK 6 2 丶

Compound Words (20)

丁丁
Dīngdīng
Tintin
丁丑
dīngchǒu
fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057
丁亥
dīnghài
twenty fourth year D12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067
丁克
dīngkè
Dual Income, No Kids (DINK) (loanword)
丁冬
dīngdōng
(onom.) ding dong
丁卯
dīngmǎo
fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
丁基
DīngJī
Ding Ji (1917-1944), real name Li Baicen [[李百岑]], journalist based in Yanan, martyr of the revolution
丁基
dīngjī
butyl group (chemistry)
丁字
dīngzì
T-shaped
丁客
dīngkè
see [[丁克<dīngkè>]]
丁宁
dīngníng
variant of [[叮嚀|叮咛<dīngníng>]]
丁巳
dīngsì
fifty fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037
丁忧
dīngyōu
(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
丁未
dīngwèi
forty fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
丁烯
dīngxī
butene or butylene C4H8
丁烷
dīngwán
butane
丁玲
DīngLíng
Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River [[太陽照在桑乾河上|太阳照在桑干河上]], attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party
丁磊
DīngLěi
Ding Lei (1971-), founder and CEO of NetEase [[網易|网易<Wǎngyì>]]
丁糖
dīngtáng
tetrose (CH20)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
丁艰
dīngjiān
(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent

Alternate Entries

丁
dīng
fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems [[十天干<shítiāngān>]] / fourth in order / letter "D" or roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / butyl / cubes (of food)
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,167
Word Frequency Rank
974 of 84,292