叮(dīng)

HSK 7-95 strokes

to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc)

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Character information

Pinyin
dīng
Meaning
to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc); to say repeatedly; to urge insistently; to ask repeatedly; to stick to a point; (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 叮 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口丁

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 丁 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

口kǒu丁dīng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 叮 step by step

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

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Words with 叮

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

dīng叮zhǔ嘱
HSK 7-9

to warn repeatedly

Open 叮嘱 page →
dīng叮dīng叮

(onom.) tinkling or jingling sound

Open 叮叮 page →
dīng叮dōng咚

(onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound

Open 叮咚 page →
dīng叮yǎo咬

sting; bite (of insect)

Open 叮咬 page →
qiān千dīng叮wàn万zhǔ嘱

repeatedly urging

Open 千叮万嘱 page →
dīng叮dāng当

(onom.) ding dong

Open 叮当 page →
dīng叮níng咛

to warn

Open 叮咛 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 叮’s common words

嘱咚咬千万当咛

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