丁
dīng
Pinyin

Definition

丁
 - 
dīng
  1. fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]
  2. fourth in order
  3. letter "D" or Roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  4. ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
  5. butyl
  6. cubes (of food)
丁
 - 
Dīng
  1. surname Ding

Character Decomposition

Compounds (29)

可
kě
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 able to
  4. 4 to approve
  5. 5 to permit
  6. 6 to suit
  7. 7 (particle used for emphasis) certainly
  8. 8 very
可
kè
  1. 1 see also: 可汗 kè hán
打
dá
  1. 1 dozen (loanword)
打
dǎ
  1. 1 to beat
  2. 2 to strike
  3. 3 to hit
  4. 4 to break
  5. 5 to type
  6. 6 to mix up
  7. 7 to build
  8. 8 to fight
  9. 9 to fetch
  10. 10 to make
  11. 11 to tie up
  12. 12 to issue
  13. 13 to shoot
  14. 14 to calculate
  15. 15 to play (a game)
  16. 16 since
  17. 17 from
顶
dǐng
  1. 1 apex
  2. 2 crown of the head
  3. 3 top
  4. 4 roof
  5. 5 most
  6. 6 to carry on the head
  7. 7 to push to the top
  8. 8 to go against
  9. 9 to replace
  10. 10 to substitute
  11. 11 to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
  12. 12 (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
  13. 13 classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc

Related Words (20)

丁
Dīng
  1. 1 surname Ding
丁丁
Dīng dīng
  1. 1 Tintin, cartoon character
布丁
bù dīng
  1. 1 pudding (loanword)
丁字
dīng zì
  1. 1 T-shaped
丁字裤
dīng zì kù
  1. 1 thong (underwear)

Idioms (3)

不知丁董
bù zhī Dīng Dǒng
  1. 1 forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
  2. 2 unheeding the lessons of the past
付之丙丁
fù zhī bǐng dīng
  1. 1 to burn down (idiom)
目不识丁
mù bù shí dīng
  1. 1 lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate

Sample Sentences

酒泉、敦煌、吐鲁番、喀什、撒马尔罕、巴格达、君士坦丁堡等古城，宁波、泉州、广州、北海、科伦坡、吉达、亚历山大等地的古港就是记载这段历史的“活化石”。历史告诉我们：文明在开放中发展，民族在融合中共存。
Jiǔquán 、Dūnhuáng 、Tǔlǔfān 、Kāshí 、Sǎmǎěrhǎn 、Bāgédá 、Jūnshìtǎndīngbǎo děng gǔchéng ，Níngbō 、Quánzhōu 、Guǎngzhōu 、Běihǎi 、Kēlúnpō 、Jídá 、Yàlìshāndà děng de de gǔ gǎng jiùshì jìzǎi zhè duàn lìshǐ de “huóhuàshí ”。lìshǐ gàosu wǒmen ：wénmíng zài kāifàng zhōng fāzhǎn ，mínzú zài rónghé zhōng gòngcún 。
Ancient ports, such as Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Kashgar, Samarkand, Baghdad, Constantinople, Ningbo, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Beijing, Colombo, Jeddah and Alexandria are living fossils which carry this era within them. History tells us, civilisation develops with openness, peoples coexist in melting pots.
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每个文化的空间意识真是有所不同，中国别说地铁了，就是假期去郊外，也都是挤得像沙丁鱼一样，完全不留空间给人啊！
měige wénhuà de kōngjiānyìshi zhēn shì yǒusuǒbùtóng ，Zhōngguó bié shuō dìtiě le ，jiùshì jiàqī qù jiāowài ，yě dōu shì jǐ de xiàng shādīngyú yīyàng ，wánquán bù liú kōngjiān gěi rén ā ！
Every culture has a different sense of personal space. With China, it's not just the subway, if you go to the outskirts on holidays, it's as packed as a tin of sardines, they really don't leave any personal space for anyone!
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一个丁香一样的
yī gè dīngxiāng yīyàng de
a lilac like lady,
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丁香一样的颜色，
dīngxiāng yīyàng de yánsè ，
The color of a lilac,
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丁香一样的芬芳，
dīngxiāng yīyàng de fēngfāng ，
The fragrance of a lilac,
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丁香一样的忧愁，
dīngxiāng yīyàng de yōuchóu ，
The worry of a lilac,
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一枝丁香的，
yī zhī dīngxiāng de ，
a branch of lilac,
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小明的老婆想做丁克族，可小明是家中的独子，老头老太都等着抱孙子传宗接代的，你说能答应吗？这才拖了这么多年。
Xiǎo Míng de lǎopó xiǎngzuò dīngkèzú ，kě Xiǎo Míng shì jiāzhōng de dúzǐ ，lǎotóu lǎotài dōu děng zhe bào sūnzi chuánzōngjiēdài de ，nǐ shuō néng dāying ma ？zhè cái tuō le zhème duō nián 。
Xiaoming's wife wants to be a DINK (double income no kids) couple, but Xiaoming is an only son, so his mum and dad were expecting to have grandchildren to cuddle and carry on the family line. Could you agree to that? That's why it took this many years.
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没想到小明家那位的思想这么前卫啊，这丁克族在中国的阻力可大得去了。
méixiǎngdào Xiǎo Míng jiā nà wèi de sīxiǎng zhème qiánwèi ā ，zhè dīngkèzú zài Zhōngguó de zǔlì kě dàdeqùle 。
I never thought that Xiaoming was so forward thinking, there's a lot of resistance to the DINK concept in China.
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你们这些丁克啊，挑战了“养儿防老”的传统观念，但这样一来，家庭的保障功能，就得靠社会福利机制的完善才能达成了。
nǐmen zhèxiē dīngkè ā ，tiǎozhàn le “yǎng\'érfánglǎo ”de chuántǒng guānniàn ，dàn zhèyàngyīlái ，jiātíng de bǎozhàng gōngnéng ，jiù děi kào shèhuì fúlì jīzhì de wánshàn cáinéng dáchéng le 。
You DINK couples are really challenging the traditional notion of "raising kids to look after you in old age". However, this way, you need to rely on a comprehensive social welfare system to safeguard your families.
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