丁(dīng)

HSK 7-92 strokes
Readingsdīngzhēng

surname Ding

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Character information

Pinyin
dīng / zhēng
Meaning
surname Ding
Strokes
2
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 丁 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph一

A nail

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

一yī

How to write 丁 step by step

2 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 丁

Common words using 丁 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dīng丁dīng丁

Tintin, cartoon character

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dīng丁chǒu丑

fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057

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dīng丁hài亥

twenty-fourth year D12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067

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dīng丁níng宁

variant of 叮咛

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dīng丁xī烯

butene or butylene C4H8

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dīng丁wán烷

butane

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dīng丁lěi磊

Ding Lei (1971–), founder and CEO of NetEase 网易

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dīng丁xiāng香

lilac (Syringa spp)

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丑亥宁烯烷磊香

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