Meaning
(surname); 4th heavenly stem; a Chinese surname
Chinese: 天干第四位，也可作姓氏或指成年男子。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ding” becomes a different word in each tone. 丁 is the 1st 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
- 人丁rén dīngnumber of people in a family; population; (old) adult males; male servants
- 家丁jiā dīng(old) servant hired to keep guard, run errands etc
- 成丁chéng dīng(of a male) to come of age; an adult male
- 丁点dīng diǎntiny bit
- 新丁xīn dīngnew addition to a family (i.e. a birth); a boy who has just come of age; (in a job etc) newcomer; novice
Example Sentence
这道菜里有很多胡萝卜丁。Zhè dào cài lǐ yǒu hěn duō hú luó bo dīng.This dish has many diced carrots.
这Zhèthis道dàoroad菜càivegetable里lǐinside有yǒuto have很hěnvery多duōmany胡萝卜hú luó bocarrot丁dīngmale adult。