丁 (dīng): surname Ding; male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1]; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl

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Meaning: surname Ding; male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1]; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7
Strokes: 2
Radical: 一
Structure: 独体结构

dīng

zhēng

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