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丁

Character

丁 dīng · zhēng

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

a Chinese family name

Radical
一
Strokes
2
Parts
一
Traditional
丁
Frequency
#832 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

dīng

ding1Main readingHSK 7–9
  1. a Chinese family name
  2. small cubes of meat or vegetable, as in 鸡丁 (diced chicken)

Examples

  • 我喜欢吃鸡丁。

    wǒ xǐ huān chī jī dīng

    I like to eat diced chicken.

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  • 这里的鸡丁很好吃。

    zhè lǐ de jī dīng hěn hǎo chī

    The diced chicken here is very tasty.

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  • 丁老师是我的汉语老师。

    dīng lǎo shī shì wǒ de hàn yǔ lǎo shī

    Teacher Ding is my Chinese teacher.

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zhēng

zheng1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is dīng.

  1. the clinking sound of metal hitting metal (as in 丁丁)

Examples

  • 外面丁丁的,很吵。

    wài miàn zhēng zhēng de, hěn chǎo

    There is a clinking sound outside. It is very noisy.

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  • 我听见丁丁的声音。

    wǒ tīng jiàn zhēng zhēng de shēng yīn

    I hear a clinking sound.

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Stroke order

All 2 strokes

Speed

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