丁 — Chinese character
丁
dīng
male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
- Pinyin
- dīng
- Radical
- 1 ⼀ (One)
- Strokes
- 2
- Components
- 一
- Formation
- pictographic — A nail
- Japanese
- 丁 as a kanji
Common words with 丁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拉丁 | lā dīng | Latin; (in former times) to press-gang |
| 布丁 | bù dīng | pudding (loanword) |
| 补丁 (補丁) | bǔ ding | patch (for mending clothes, tires etc); (software) patch |
| 丁丁 | dīng dīng | (neologism) (slang) penis (丁丁 resembles "JJ", which is short for 鸡鸡 (jī jī)) |
| 丁丁 | zhēng zhēng | sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc |
| 园丁 (園丁) | yuán dīng | gardener |
| 沙丁鱼 (沙丁魚) | shā dīng yú | sardine (loanword) |
| 丁香 | dīng xiāng | lilac (Syringa spp); clove (Syzygium aromaticum) |
| 一丁点 (一丁點) | yī dīng diǎn | a tiny bit |
| 家丁 | jiā dīng | (old) servant hired to keep guard, run errands etc |
| 尼古丁 | ní gǔ dīng | (loanword) nicotine |
| 丁字 | dīng zì | T-shape |
English words written with 丁
丁 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 4 · Zhuangzi 5
- Mencius 2A.1
- Mencius 5A.6
- Zhuangzi Nourishment of the Soul
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi The Empire
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