dīng

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Definitions

  1. 1. male adult
  2. 2. the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tiān gān]
  3. 3. fourth (used like \4\ or \D\)
  4. 4. small cube of meat or vegetable
  5. 5. (literary) to encounter
  6. 6. (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
  7. 7. (chemistry) butyl

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Words Containing 丁

一丁不识
yī dīng bù shí

illiterate

一丁点
yī dīng diǎn

a tiny bit

丁字梁
dīng zì liáng

T-girder

丁丑
dīng chǒu

fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057

丁字尺
dīng zì chǐ

T-square

丁基
dīng jī

Ding Ji (1917-1944), real name Li Baicen 李百岑, journalist based in Yanan, martyr of the revolution

丁丁
dīng dīng

Tintin, cartoon character

丁冬
dīng dōng

(onom.) ding dong

丁丁炒面
dīng dīng chǎo miàn

chopped fried noodles

丁卯
dīng mǎo

fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047

丁亥
dīng hài

twenty-fourth year D12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067

丁型肝炎
dīng xíng gān yán

hepatitis D

丁内酯
dīng nèi zhǐ

butyrolactone

丁加奴
dīng jiā nú

Terengganu, northeast state of mainland Malaysia

丁字
dīng zì

T-shaped

丁卯战争
dīng mǎo zhàn zhēng

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

丁二烯
dīng èr xī

butadiene C4H6

丁丁
zhēng zhēng

sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc

丁克
dīng kè

Dual Income, No Kids (DINK) (loanword)

丁二醇
dīng èr chún

butyl glycol

丁卯胡乱
dīng mǎo hú luàn

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

丁格犬
dīng gé quǎn

dingo (Canis dingo)

丁糖
dīng táng

tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms

丁巳
dīng sì

fifty-fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037

丁烷
dīng wán

butane

丁烯
dīng xī

butene or butylene C4H8

丁鱥
dīng guì

tench (Tinca tinca)

丁字镐
dīng zì gǎo

hammer pick

丁青
dīng qīng

Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[chāng dū dì qū], Tibet

丁酉
dīng yǒu

thirty-fourth year D10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017

丁忧
dīng yōu

(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent

丁客
dīng kè

see 丁克[dīng kè]

丁零当啷
dīng ling dāng lāng

(onom.) sound of a bell: ding-a-ling

丁肇中
dīng zhào zhōng

Samuel C. C. Ting (1936-), American physicist, 1976 Nobel Prize laureate in physics

丁字街
dīng zì jiē

T-junction

丁醇
dīng chún

butanol

丁骨牛排
dīng gǔ niú pái

T-bone steak

丁字裤
dīng zì kù

thong (underwear)

丁是丁,卯是卯
dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo

lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom)

丁艰
dīng jiān

(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent

丁字步
dīng zì bù

T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)

丁香
dīng xiāng

lilac (Syringa spp)

丁磊
dīng lěi

Ding Lei (1971-), founder and CEO of NetEase 網易|网易[wǎng yì]

丁玲
dīng líng

Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太陽照在桑乾河上|太阳照在桑干河上, attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party

丁宠家庭
dīng chǒng jiā tíng

double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克[dīng kè])

丁汝昌
dīng rǔ chāng

Ding Ruchang (1836-1895), commander of the Qing North China Navy

丁点
dīng diǎn

tiny bit

丁未
dīng wèi

forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027

丁巳复辟
dīng sì fù bì

Manchu Restoration of 1917, see 張勳復辟|张勋复辟[zhāng xūn fù bì]

丁鲷
dīng diāo

tench

丁韪良
dīng wěi liáng

William A.P. Martin (1827-1916), American missionary who lived 62 years in China between 1850 and 1916, and helped found many Chinese colleges, first president of Peking University

丁青县
dīng qīng xiàn

Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[chāng dū dì qū], Tibet

丁醛
dīng quán

butyraldehyde

不知丁董
bù zhī dīng dǒng

forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)

不识一丁
bù shí yī dīng

total illiterate

二丁醚
èr dīng mí

dibutyl ether

亚丁
yà dīng

Aden

亚丁湾
yà dīng wān

Gulf of Aden

亨丁顿舞蹈症
hēng dīng dùn wǔ dǎo zhèng

Huntington's disease

人丁
rén dīng

number of people in a family

付之丙丁
fù zhī bǐng dīng

to burn down (idiom)

但丁
dàn dīng

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲

冷不丁
lěng bu dīng

suddenly

凡尔丁
fán ěr dīng

valitin (plain wool fabric) (loanword)

卡丁车
kǎ dīng chē

go-kart

卡尼丁
kǎ ní dīng

carnitine (loanword) (biochemistry)

吖丁啶
ā dīng dìng

azetidine (chemistry) (loanword)

君士坦丁堡
jūn shì tǎn dīng bǎo

Constantinople, capital of Byzantium

园丁
yuán dīng

gardener

垦丁国家公园
kěn dīng guó jiā gōng yuán

Kenting National Park on the Hengchun Peninsula 恆春半島|恒春半岛[héng chūn bàn dǎo], Pingtung county, south Taiwan

壮丁
zhuàng dīng

able-bodied man (capable of fighting in a war)

奥丁
ào dīng

Odin (god in Norse mythology)

奥丁谐振器
ào dīng xié zhèn qì

Oudin coil

奥斯丁
ào sī dīng

Austin or Austen (name)

宫保鸡丁
gōng bǎo jī dīng

Kung Pao Chicken

宫爆肉丁
gōng bào ròu dīng

stir-fried diced pork

宫爆鸡丁
gōng bào jī dīng

gong bao chicken

尼古丁
ní gǔ dīng

nicotine (loanword)

布丁
bù dīng

pudding (loanword)

几丁
jī dīng

chitin

几丁质
jī dīng zhì

chitin

爱丁堡
ài dīng bǎo

Edinburgh, capital of Scotland

成丁
chéng dīng

(of a male) to come of age

拉丁
lā dīng

Latin

拉丁化
lā dīng huà

romanization

拉丁字母
lā dīng zì mǔ

Latin alphabet

拉丁文
lā dīng wén

Latin (language)

拉丁文字
lā dīng wén zì

the alphabet

拉丁方块
lā dīng fāng kuài

Latin square (math. puzzle)

拉丁美洲
lā dīng měi zhōu

Latin America

拉丁舞
lā dīng wǔ

Latin dance

拉丁语
lā dīng yǔ

Latin (language)

撒丁岛
sā dīng dǎo

Sardinia

新丁
xīn dīng

new addition to a family (i.e. a birth)

札马剌丁
zhá mǎ lá dīng

see 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁[zā mǎ lá dīng]

札马鲁丁
zhá mǎ lǔ dīng

see 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁[zā mǎ lá dīng]

杜冷丁
dù lěng dīng

(medicine) dolantin (loanword)

柳丁氨醇
liǔ dīng ān chún

albuterol (also known as proventil, salbutamol, ventolin), an asthma drug

正丁醚
zhèng dīng mí

butyl ether

武丁
wǔ dīng

Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty

氯丁橡胶
lǜ dīng xiàng jiāo

neoprene

沙丁胺醇
shā dīng àn chún

also known as albuterol, proventil and ventolin

沙丁鱼
shā dīng yú

sardine (loanword)

添丁
tiān dīng

to add a son to the family

猛丁
měng dīng

suddenly

瓜拉丁加奴
guā lā dīng jiā nú

Kuala Terengganu, capital of Terengganu state, Malaysia

男丁
nán dīng

adult male

异丁烷
yì dīng wán

isobutane

异丁苯丙酸
yì dīng běn bǐng suān

Ibuprofen or Nurofen

目不识丁
mù bù shí dīng

lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate

紫丁香
zǐ dīng xiāng

lilac

紫花地丁
zǐ huā dì dīng

Chinese violet (Viola mandsurica)

扎马剌丁
zā mǎ lá dīng

Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served Khubilai Khan 忽必烈 from c. 1260

扎马鲁丁
zā mǎ lǔ dīng

see 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁[zā mǎ lá dīng]

羟基丁酸
qiǎng jī dīng suān

gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid, GHB

圣奥古斯丁
shèng ào gǔ sī dīng

St Augustine

圣文森和格林纳丁
shèng wén sēn hé gé lín nà dīng

St Vincent and Grenadines, Caribbean island in Lesser Antilles

圣文森特和格林纳丁斯
shèng wén sēn tè hé gé lín nà dīng sī

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

肉丁
ròu dīng

diced meat

腰果鸡丁
yāo guǒ jī dīng

chicken with cashew nuts

色丁
sè dīng

satin (textile) (loanword)

艾丁湖
ài dīng hú

Ayding Lake (Aydingkol) in Xinjiang

荷属圣马丁
hé shǔ shèng mǎ dīng

Sint Maarten, island country in the Caribbean

萨丁尼亚岛
sà dīng ní yà dǎo

Sardinia

萨拉丁
sà lā dīng

Saladin (c. 1138-1193)

蓝丁胶
lán dīng jiāo

Blu-tack (brand)

补丁
bǔ ding

patch (for mending clothes, tires etc)

诺丁汉
nuò dīng hàn

Nottingham (city in England)

诺丁汉郡
nuò dīng hàn jùn

Nottinghamshire (English county)

贺普丁
hè pǔ dīng

Chinese brand name of Lamivudine 拉米夫定[lā mǐ fū dìng]

阿伯丁
ā bó dīng

Aberdeen (city on east coast of Scotland)

阿拉丁
ā lā dīng

Aladdin, character in one of the tales in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights

阿斯顿·马丁
ā sī dùn · mǎ dīng

Aston Martin

鸡丁
jī dīng

diced chicken meat

非拉丁字符
fēi lā dīng zì fú

non-Latin characters

马丁
mǎ dīng

Martin (name)

马丁·路德
mǎ dīng · lù dé

Martin Luther (1483-1546), key figure of the Protestant Reformation

马丁·路德·金
mǎ dīng · lù dé · jīn

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman and civil rights activist

马丁尼
mǎ dīng ní

martini (loanword)

马丁炉
mǎ dīng lú

Martin furnace

鲍罗丁
bào luó dīng

Borodin (name)

齐内丁·齐达内
qí nèi dīng · qí dá nèi

Zinedine Zidane (Zizou), a past French soccer player