丁
Character
a Chinese family name
Readings and meanings
- a Chinese family name
- 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.
AI-generated sentence
这里的鸡丁很好吃。
zhè lǐ de jī dīng hěn hǎo chī
The diced chicken here is very tasty.
AI-generated sentence
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.
AI-generated sentence
Words that use “丁” as dīng
丁丁dīng dīngTintin, fictional comic character created by HergéWord+1 reading丁丑dīng chǒufourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057Word丁亥dīng hàitwenty-fourth year D12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067Word丁克dīng kèDual Income, No KidsWord丁冬dīng dōng(onom.) ding dongWord丁卯dīng mǎofourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047Word丁基dīng jī(chemistry) butyl groupWord丁夫dīng fūa man old enough for corvée or military serviceWord
zhēng
zheng1Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is dīng.
- 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.
AI-generated sentence
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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Words that use “丁” as zhēng
Stroke order
All 2 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 丁
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