丁
Ancient forms
5 formsMeaning
dīng ding1
- male adult
- the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 干
- fourth (used like "4" or "D")
- small cube of meat or vegetable
- (literary) to encounter
- (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
- (chemistry) butyl
- surname Ding
Example sentences
- There was only a little milk left in the bottle.
- Tangerines contain a lot of vitamin C.
Words with 丁
- 人丁 réndīng number of people in a family
- 拉丁 lādīng Latin
- 丁克 dīngkè Dual Income, No Kids (DINK) (loanword)
- 新丁 xīndīng new addition to a family (i.e. a birth)
- 成丁 chéngdīng (of a male) to come of age
- 丁点 dīngdiǎn tiny bit
- 色丁 sèdīng (loanword) satin (textile)
- 布丁 bùdīng pudding (loanword)
- 丁字 dīngzì T-shaped
- 丁基 dīngjī (chemistry) butyl group
- 丁夫 dīngfū (in ancient times) a man old enough for corvée or military service
- 丁香 dīngxiāng lilac (Syringa spp)