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丁

🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

fourth

HSK 7 N1

Human →Relations

dīng

チョウ、テイ、チン、トウ、チ

ひのと

정

In ancient scripts 丁 was written in two different ways: (1) depicting the walls of a city, which is now written as 圍, or (2) depicting a nail, which is now written as 釘.

Notes

Historical Evolution

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

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Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)

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Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)

Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)

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Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

丁

Regular

Modern

Chinese

丁 [Dīng]

surname Ding

丁 [dīng]

fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shítiāngān]; fourth in order; letter "D" or Roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; butyl; cubes (of food)

Japanese

丁ちょう同音

counter

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding)
counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant

noun

even number
chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)

丁てい、ひのと同音

noun

fourth rank; fourth class; fourth party (in a contract, etc.)
fourth sign of the Chinese calendar (esp. ひのと)
abbrev.rare Denmark

丁、挺、梃ちょう同音

counter counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars

Example Sentences

🇯🇵 (1)

私が見つけたのは１丁のハサミだけだった。

I found nothing but a pair of scissors.

Japanese Names

丁あたる

Ataru unclassified name

丁いん

In unclassified name

丁じよん

Jiyon surname

丁ちゆん

Chiyun surname

丁ちょう

Chō surname

丁ちょうでい

Chōdei surname

丁ちよん

Chiyon surname

丁つよし

Tsuyoshi male given name

丁てい

Tei surname

丁とう

Tou unclassified name

丁ひのと

Hinoto female given namesurname

丁ももき

Momoki surname

丁ようろ

Yōro surname

丁よぼろ

Yoboro surname

丁よろ

Yoro place name

丁よろい

Yoroi surname

丁れい

Rei surname

CHINESE WORDS (200)

马丁 [Mǎdīng] #3,685

马丁 [Mǎdīng] #3,685

拉丁 [lādīng] #4,980

布丁 [bùdīng] #6,324

pudding (loanword)

拉丁美洲 [LādīngMěizhōu] #12,829

丁丁 [Dīngdīng] #32,030

Tintin, cartoon character

园丁 [yuándīng] #8,909

园丁 [yuándīng] #8,909

拉丁语 [Lādīngyǔ] #9,833

Latin (language)

拉丁语 [Lādīngyǔ] #9,833

Latin (language)

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JAPANESE WORDS (143)

⭐ 丁寧 [ていねい] #2,044

⭐ 包丁 [ほうちょう] #5,616

⭐ 丁度 [ちょうど] #8,404

⭐ 丁重 [ていちょう] #10,263

ご丁寧 [ごていねい] #11,096

ちょうど良い [ちょうどいい] #11,188

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

⭐ 丁目 [ちょうめ] #13,940

district of a town

⭐ 一丁 [いっちょう] #16,616

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style)

ちょうど今 [ちょうどいま] #20,488

⭐ 装丁 [そうてい] #26,455

binding (of a book)

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KOREAN WORDS (2)

vigorous young man