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sting

HSK 7
Human Body Face
dīng
テイ
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.
Components
mouth+ fourth =
sting
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Phonetic component
dīng fourth
male adult
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Notes
Chinese
[dīng]
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
Example Sentences