丁

Dīng

Dictionary entry

surname Ding

What does 丁 mean?

丁 (Dīng) has 3 dictionary entries or readings.

1surname Ding

2male adult

3the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1]

4fourth (used like "4" or "D")

5small cube of meat or vegetable

6(literary) to encounter

7(archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°

8(chemistry) butyl

9used in 丁丁[zheng1 zheng1]

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丁Dīngsurname Ding

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丁

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