dīng

male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem

HSK 6 #1168

DEFINITIONS

丁 dīng
  • surname Ding
  • fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
  • fourth in order
  • letter "D" or Roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  • ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
  • butyl
  • cubes (of food)

STROKES

WORDS

阿伯 ā bó dīng Aberdeen (city on east coast of Scotland)
克 dīng kè Dual Income, No Kids (DINK) (loanword)
yà dīng Aden
nán dīng adult male
冬 dīng dōng (onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
圣奥古斯 shèng ào gǔ sī dīng St Augustine; Aurelius Augustinus (354-430), theologian and Christian philosopher; Sankt Augustin, suburb of Beuel, Bonn, Germany
阿拉 ā lā dīng Aladdin, character in one of the tales in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
二烯 dīng èr xī butadiene C4H6; biethylene
字母 lā dīng zì mǔ Latin alphabet
点 yī dīng diǎn a tiny bit; a wee bit
字尺 dīng zì chǐ T-square; set square (carpenter's tool)
字梁 dīng zì liáng T-girder
字镐 dīng zì gǎo hammer pick
jiā dīng (old) servant hired to keep guard, run errands etc
橡胶 lǜ dīng xiàng jiāo neoprene
tiān dīng to add a son to the family
ròu dīng diced meat
不识 yī dīng bù shí illiterate; ignorant
不識 yī dīng bù shí illiterate; ignorant
點 yī dīng diǎn a tiny bit; a wee bit
炒面 dīng dīng chǎo miàn chopped fried noodles
炒麵 dīng dīng chǎo miàn chopped fried noodles
丑 dīng chǒu fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057
二醇 dīng èr chún butyl glycol
亥 dīng hài twenty-fourth year D12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067