Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute

Chinese: 去。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ding” becomes a different word in each tone. 顶 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 山顶shān dǐnghilltop
  • 顶级dǐng jítop-notch; first-rate
  • 屋顶wū dǐngroof
  • 头顶tóu dǐngtop of the head
  • 顶尖dǐng jiānpeak; apex; world best; number one

Example Sentence

我们终于爬到了山顶。Wǒ men zhōng yú pá dào le shān dǐng.We finally climbed to the top of the mountain.

我们Wǒ menwe终于zhōng yúat lastto crawl到了dào leat last山顶shān dǐnghilltop