丁
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

丁

dīng

male adult

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

male adult

02

the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 tiāngān

03

fourth (used like "4" or "D")

04

small cube of meat or vegetable

05

(literary) to encounter

06

(archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 丁

What does 丁 mean in Chinese?

丁 (dīng) means male adult.

How do you pronounce 丁?

丁 is pronounced dīng. It also has the reading zhēng.

Is 丁 an HSK word?

丁 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 丁?

丁 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.

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