Japanese symbol for “ding”
チン
チン
Romaji: chin
ding (of a bell); bing; ting; tinkle
In Japanese, ding is チン (chin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adv, adv-to ding (of a bell); bing; ting; tinkle; ring
- adv, adv-to honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort
- n, vs, vt heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave; microwaving; nuking
- n-pref, n-suf penis
Written forms: —. Readings: チン、ちん、チーン、ちーん.
Other Japanese words for “ding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| かん | かん kan | ding; chime (sound of a bell or a small gong) |
| リン | リン rin | ring (sound); ding |
| ピーン | ピーン piin | ding; ping |
| 火風鼎 | かふうてい kafuutei | ding (hexagram 50 of the I Ching: the caldron) |
| ちりんちりん | ちりんちりん chirinchirin | jingle; ding; ringing of small bells |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.