(dīng)

4 strokes

used in 伶仃[ling2 ding1]

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
dīng
Meaning
used in 伶仃[ling2 ding1]
Strokes
4
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻丁

In this compound, the meaning comes from (person); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Words with

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

língdīng

alone and helpless

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emaciated; scrawny

Open 瘦伶仃 page →

solitary and impoverished (idiom)

Open 孤苦伶仃 page →

(idiom) emaciated; scrawny

Open 瘦骨伶仃 page →

Related characters

From ’s common words

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