丁
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Han character
丁 (Kangxi radical 1, 一+1, 2 strokes, cangjie input 一弓 (MN), four-corner 10200, composition ⿱一亅)
Derived characters
- 仃, 㓅, 叮, 圢, 奵, 帄, 㣔, 忊, 打, 汀, 𭷸, 䦺, 朾, 灯, 玎, 町, 盯, 矴, 糽, 耓, 耵, 虰, 訂(订), 䟓, 酊, 釘(钉), 𠁂, 靪, 飣(饤), 䰳
- 𫞻, 邒, 𤆉, 㼗, 𠀲, 頂(顶), 𩾚, 亍, 宁, 𥫙, 艼, 甼, 䆑, 亭, 𠅘, 㸘, 寕, 閅, 寧, 厅, 庁, 疔, 㐉, 可, 𭴀, 于, 𣑥, 𤡛, 𥢃, 𬻄
Further reading
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 75, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2
- Dae Jaweon: page 135, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 2, character 5
- Unihan data for U+4E01
Chinese
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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| 圢 | *tʰeːnʔ, *tʰeːŋʔ |
| 町 | *tʰeːnʔ, *tʰeːŋ, *tʰeːŋʔ, *deːŋʔ |
| 打 | *rteŋʔ, *teːŋʔ |
| 盯 | *rteŋʔ, *rdeŋ |
| 朾 | *rteːŋ, *rdeːŋ |
| 丁 | *rteːŋ, *teːŋ |
| 玎 | *rteːŋ, *teːŋ |
| 虰 | *rdeːŋ, *tʰeŋ, *teːŋ |
| 揨 | *rdeːŋ |
| 釘 | *teːŋ, *teːŋs |
| 靪 | *teːŋ, *teːŋʔ |
| 仃 | *teːŋ |
| 叮 | *teːŋ |
| 疔 | *teːŋ |
| 頂 | *teːŋʔ |
| 奵 | *teːŋʔ |
| 耵 | *teːŋʔ |
| 酊 | *teːŋʔ |
| 葶 | *teːŋʔ, *deːŋ |
| 矴 | *teːŋs |
| 訂 | *teːŋs, *tʰeːŋ, *deːŋʔ |
| 飣 | *teːŋs |
| 汀 | *tʰeːŋ, *tʰeːŋs |
| 艼 | *tʰeːŋ, *tʰeːŋʔ |
| 庁 | *tʰeːŋ |
| 婷 | *deːŋ |
| 停 | *deːŋ |
| 聤 | *deːŋ |
| 渟 | *deːŋ |
| 楟 | *deːŋ |
| 亭 | *deːŋ |
Pictogram (象形) – different theories exist:
- a city wall. The derivative 成 and later 城 is now used to represent this sense. Characters like 邑， 正／征 contains it as a semantic component.
- a head. The derivative 天 and 頂 is now used to represent this sense. Characters like 元 contains it as a semantic component.
- a nail. The derivative 釘 is now used to represent this sense.
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Definitions
丁
- the fourth of the ten heavenly stems
- fourth; D
- robust; vigorous
- male adult; man
- person; may specifically refer to member of a family
- 人丁 ― réndīng ― person
- small cube
- 肉丁 ― ròudīng ― pork cubes
- (literary) to encounter
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) Short for 出前一丁 (“Demae Itcho”), a type of instant noodles.
- a surname
- 丁肇中 ― Dīng Zhàozhōng ― Samuel Chao Chung Ting (Chinese-American physicist)
- 「他總仍舊是偷。這一回，是自己發昏，竟偷到丁舉人家裡去了。他家的東西，偷得的麼？」 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1919, Lu Xun, 孔乙己 (Kung I-chi)
- “tā zǒng réngjiù shì tōu. Zhè yī huí, shì zìjǐ fāhūn, jìng tōu dào Dīng jǔrén jiā lǐ qù le. Tā jiā de dōngxi, tōu de de me?”
- "He was stealing again. This time he was fool enough to steal from Mr. Ting, the provincial scholar! As if anybody could get away with that!"
「他总仍旧是偷。这一回，是自己发昏，竟偷到丁举人家里去了。他家的东西，偷得的么？」 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 男人 (“man (adult male)”)
Coordinate terms
- (Chinese heavenly stems) 天干 (tiāngān); 甲 (jiǎ), 乙 (yǐ), 丙 (bǐng), 丁, 戊 (wù), 己 (jǐ), 庚 (gēng), 辛 (xīn), 壬 (rén), 癸 (guǐ) (Category: zh:Chinese heavenly stems)
Compounds
- 一丁
- 一丁不識／一丁不识
- 一丁點／一丁点 (yīdīngdiǎn)
- 一丁點兒／一丁点儿 (yīdīngdiǎnr)
- 丁一卯二
- 丁一確二／丁一确二
- 丁丁 (dīngdīng)
- 丁丁光光
- 丁丁列列
- 丁丁當當／丁丁当当
- 丁丁糖 (dīngdīngtáng)
- 丁丙
- 丁中
- 丁主
- 丁人
- 丁令 (dīnglíng)
- 丁令威
- 丁令威化鶴／丁令威化鹤
- 丁伕
- 丁倒
- 丁內憂／丁内忧
- 丁內艱／丁内艰
- 丁八
- 丁公藤
- 丁公被戮
- 丁公鑿井／丁公凿井
- 丁冊／丁册
- 丁冬 (dīngdōng)
- 丁則／丁则
- 丁力
- 丁匠
- 丁卯橋／丁卯桥
- 丁口 (dīngkǒu)
- 丁口冊／丁口册
- 丁口錢／丁口钱
- 丁司壋／丁司垱 (Dīngsīdàng)
- 丁單／丁单
- 丁嘴鐵舌／丁嘴铁舌
- 丁固生松
- 丁坑
- 丁塞
- 丁塊柴／丁块柴
- 丁壩／丁坝
- 丁壯／丁壮 (dīngzhuàng)
- 丁外憂／丁外忧
- 丁外艱／丁外艰
- 丁夜 (dīngyè)
- 丁夫 (dīngfū)
- 丁奚
- 丁女
- 丁奴
- 丁妻
- 丁娘十索
- 丁娘子
- 丁婢
- 丁子
- 丁子香
- 丁字 (dīngzì)
- 丁字兒／丁字儿
- 丁字尺 (dīngzìchǐ)
- 丁字帶／丁字带
- 丁字庫／丁字库
- 丁字形
- 丁字簾／丁字帘
- 丁字腳／丁字脚
- 丁字褲／丁字裤 (dīngzìkù)
- 丁字路 (dīngzìlù)
- 丁字鋪／丁字铺
- 丁字鐵／丁字铁
- 丁害
- 丁家塝 (Dīngjiābàng)
- 丁家營／丁家营 (Dīngjiāyíng)
- 丁家艱／丁家艰
- 丁家鶴／丁家鹤
- 丁寨 (Dīngzhài)
- 丁寧／丁宁 (dīngníng)
- 丁對丁，鐵對鐵／丁对丁，铁对铁
- 丁屐
- 丁屬／丁属
- 丁差
- 丁年
- 丁庸
- 丁彊／丁强
- 丁役
- 丁徭
- 丁快
- 丁憂／丁忧 (dīngyōu)
- 丁戶／丁户
- 丁折
- 丁拐兒／丁拐儿
- 丁方
- 丁星
- 丁是丁，卯是卯 (dīng shì dīng, mǎo shì mǎo)
- 丁時／丁时
- 丁書／丁书
- 丁期
- 丁村人
- 丁村遺址／丁村遗址
- 丁東／丁东
- 丁板子
- 丁梢
- 丁檔／丁档
- 丁櫟／丁栎
- 丁步
- 丁歷／丁历
- 丁母憂／丁母忧 (dīngmǔyōu)
- 丁氏粟
- 丁沉
- 丁泠
- 丁漕
- 丁父憂／丁父忧 (dīngfùyōu)
- 丁父艱／丁父艰
- 丁犖／丁荦
- 丁璫／丁珰
- 丁產／丁产
- 丁田
- 丁甲
- 丁甲山
- 丁男 (dīngnán)
- 丁當／丁当 (dīngdāng)
- 丁真永草
- 丁督護歌／丁督护歌
- 丁祭
- 丁祭肉
- 丁稅／丁税
- 丁稚
- 丁種維生素／丁种维生素
- 丁窮／丁穷
- 丁等
- 丁等特考
- 丁簾／丁帘
- 丁籍
- 丁米
- 丁糧／丁粮
- 丁絹／丁绢
- 丁翁
- 丁老
- 丁肇中
- 丁胥
- 丁艱／丁艰 (dīngjiān)
- 丁若
- 丁董
- 丁蘭／丁兰
- 丁財兩旺／丁财两旺
- 丁賦／丁赋
- 丁身
- 丁身錢／丁身钱
- 丁辰
- 丁部
- 丁鈴噹啷／丁铃当啷
- 丁銀／丁银
- 丁錢／丁钱
- 丁雲／丁云
- 丁零 (dīnglíng)
- 丁靈／丁灵 (dīnglíng)
- 丁鞋
- 丁頭／丁头
- 丁香 (dīngxiāng)
- 丁香柿
- 丁香核
- 丁香竹
- 丁香結／丁香结
- 丁香花 (dīngxiānghuā)
- 丁香褐
- 丁香頭／丁香头
- 丁點／丁点 (dīngdiǎn)
- 丁點兒／丁点儿
- 上丁 (shàngdīng)
- 三寸丁
- 三寸丁谷樹皮／三寸丁谷树皮
- 不丁點／不丁点
- 不知丁董
- 不識一丁／不识一丁
- 不識丁／不识丁
- 丙丁 (bǐngdīng)
- 丟丁／丢丁
- 中丁
- 二丁
- 五丁
- 亞丁／亚丁 (yàdīng)
- 亞丁灣／亚丁湾 (yàdīngwān)
- 人丁 (réndīng)
- 人丁興旺／人丁兴旺 (réndīngxīngwàng)
- 付丙丁 (fùbǐngdīng)
- 伶丁 (língdīng)
- 但丁 (Dàndīng)
- 侍丁
- 保丁
- 僦丁
- 免丁
- 免丁由子
- 免丁錢／免丁钱
- 內丁／内丁
- 全丁
- 八丁兵
- 公丁
- 六丁
- 六丁六甲
- 六丁黑煞
- 兵丁 (bīngdīng)
- 兼丁
- 冷丁
- 冷丁丁
- 冷不丁 (lěngbùdīng)
- 冷古丁
- 冷孤丁
- 冷急丁
- 凡爾丁／凡尔丁 (fán'ěrdīng)
- 出丁
- 勇丁
- 千丁
- 半丁
- 南丁格爾／南丁格尔 (Nándīnggé'ěr)
- 及丁
- 史文赫丁
- 吉丁
- 吖丁啶 (ādīngdìng)
- 吉丁當／吉丁当
- 吉丁疙疸
- 吉丁蟲／吉丁虫
- 君士坦丁堡 (Jūnshìtǎndīngbǎo)
- 君士坦丁大帝
- 含淚斬丁公／含泪斩丁公
- 咖嗶丁／咖哔丁
- 咬折丁子的老婆
- 單丁／单丁 (dāndīng)
- 園丁／园丁 (yuándīng)
- 團丁／团丁
- 地丁
- 圩丁
- 地丁錢糧／地丁钱粮
- 報丁／报丁
- 塘丁稅／塘丁税
- 墾丁國家公園／垦丁国家公园
- 壯丁／壮丁 (zhuàngdīng)
- 夢撒寮丁／梦撒寮丁
- 夢撒撩丁／梦撒撩丁
- 天丁
- 奧古斯丁／奥古斯丁 (Àogǔsīdīng)
- 奧斯丁／奥斯丁 (Àosīdīng)
- 女丁
- 女丁婦壬／女丁妇壬
- 嬰丁／婴丁
- 孛孛丁
- 孤丁
- 孤丁丁
- 孤苦零丁 (gūkǔlíngdīng)
- 客丁
- 家丁 (jiādīng)
- 宮丁／宫丁
- 宮保雞丁／宫保鸡丁 (Gōngbǎo jīdīng)
- 寧丁／宁丁
- 尼古丁 (nígǔdīng)
- 屯丁
- 山丁
- 山丁子
- 峒丁
- 工丁
- 布丁 (bùdīng)
- 幫丁／帮丁
- 平地起孤丁
- 庖丁 (páodīng)
- 庖丁解牛 (páodīngjiěniú)
- 庫丁／库丁
- 弁丁
- 強丁／强丁
- 役丁
- 愛丁堡／爱丁堡 (Àidīngbǎo)
- 愛丁堡大學／爱丁堡大学
- 慚丁／惭丁
- 成丁
- 成丁禮／成丁礼
- 戶丁／户丁
- 扎古丁
- 抗丁
- 抓丁
- 拉丁 (lādīng)
- 抽丁 (chōudīng)
- 拉丁化 (lādīnghuà)
- 拉丁字母 (Lādīng Zìmǔ)
- 抽丁拔楔
- 拔丁抽楔
- 拉丁教會／拉丁教会 (Lādīng Jiàohuì)
- 拉丁文 (lādīngwén)
- 拉丁民族
- 拉丁美洲 (Lādīng Měizhōu)
- 拉丁美洲音樂／拉丁美洲音乐
- 拉丁語／拉丁语 (lādīngyǔ)
- 拉丁風情／拉丁风情
- 拔去一丁
- 抽壯丁／抽壮丁 (chōuzhuàngdīng)
- 押孤丁
- 探丁
- 撩丁
- 撅丁
- 文搜丁甲
- 新丁
- 旗丁
- 星丁頭／星丁头
- 未識一丁／未识一丁
- 東丁／东丁
- 柳丁 (liǔdīng)
- 查士丁尼一世
- 查士丁尼法典
- 橋丁／桥丁
- 橙丁
- 次丁
- 正丁
- 武丁
- 毛丁
- 民丁
- 氯丁橡膠／氯丁橡胶
- 水丁香
- 沙丁 (shādīng)
- 沙丁魚／沙丁鱼 (shādīngyú)
- 洞丁
- 添丁 (tiāndīng)
- 漁丁／渔丁
- 滷丁／卤丁
- 漸丁／渐丁
- 火丁
- 灶丁
- 炒三丁
- 無丁字／无丁字
- 爐丁／炉丁
- 牧丁
- 猛丁
- 猛割丁
- 猛古丁
- 猛哥丁
- 猛孤丁地
- 猛趷丁
- 獠丁
- 獨丁／独丁
- 田丁
- 男丁 (nándīng)
- 畦丁
- 畬丁
- 當當丁丁／当当丁丁
- 瘦骨零丁
- 登丁
- 白丁 (báidīng)
- 白丁俗客
- 白丁香
- 目不識丁／目不识丁 (mùbùshídīng)
- 直釣缺丁／直钓缺丁
- 眼不識丁／眼不识丁
- 眼中丁
- 眼內丁／眼内丁
- 砂丁
- 礦丁／矿丁
- 神丁
- 祭丁
- 禿丁／秃丁
- 秋丁
- 窮丁／穷丁
- 竈丁／灶丁
- 紅丁／红丁
- 紫丁香 (zǐdīngxiāng)
- 紫花地丁 (zǐhuādìdīng)
- 練丁／练丁
- 義丁／义丁
- 老復丁／老复丁
- 聖文森及格瑞那丁／圣文森及格瑞那丁 (Shèngwénsēn jí Géruìnàdīng)
- 肉丁 (ròudīng)
- 船丁
- 良丁
- 花丁
- 葛巴丁
- 薩丁尼亞島／萨丁尼亚岛
- 蘆丁／芦丁
- 蘿蔔丁／萝卜丁 (Luóbo dīng)
- 蛋丁
- 蜑丁
- 蜜丁
- 蠲丁
- 補丁／补丁 (bǔding)
- 親丁／亲丁
- 許丁卯／许丁卯
- 課丁／课丁
- 識丁／识丁
- 警丁
- 貂丁
- 財丁／财丁
- 貧丁／贫丁
- 赤丁子
- 跟丁
- 身丁
- 身丁稅／身丁税
- 身丁米
- 身丁錢／身丁钱
- 軍丁／军丁
- 輿丁／舆丁
- 辣丁文
- 辣子肉丁
- 農丁／农丁
- 巡丁
- 逃丁
- 退丁
- 逢吉丁辰
- 進丁／进丁
- 運丁／运丁
- 適丁／适丁
- 遺丁／遗丁
- 遼丁／辽丁
- 遼東丁／辽东丁
- 避丁
- 邊丁／边丁
- 鄉丁／乡丁
- 酸丁
- 鋪丁／铺丁
- 門丁／门丁
- 闇丁／暗丁
- 阿拉丁 (Ālādīng)
- 隨丁／随丁
- 雞丁／鸡丁 (jīdīng)
- 雙丁／双丁
- 零丁 (língdīng)
- 零丁孤苦
- 零丁洋 (Língdīngyáng)
- 靈丁／灵丁
- 頂丁／顶丁
- 順丁橡膠／顺丁橡胶
- 飛丁／飞丁
- 餘丁／余丁
- 馬丁爐／马丁炉
- 馬丁路得／马丁路得
- 驅丁／驱丁
- 驕丁／骄丁
- 驛丁／驿丁
- 鴨丁／鸭丁
- 鹽丁／盐丁
- 黃瓜丁兒／黄瓜丁儿
- 黃花地丁／黄花地丁
Descendants
- → Zhuang: ding
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
丁
- Only used in 丁丁 (zhēngzhēng).
Etymology 3
Orthographic borrowing from Cantonese J (zei1).
Pronunciation
Definitions
丁
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, euphemistic) penis (Classifier: 條／条)
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) to masturbate; to have sexual fantasy towards another individual
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 陰莖 (“penis; male genitalia”)
Etymology 4
| For pronunciation and definitions of 丁 – see 叮 (“to sting; to bite; to advise; to urge; to repeat what one says to make sure; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 叮). |
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Etymology 5
| For pronunciation and definitions of 丁 – see 盯 (“to gaze upon; to keep eyes on; to stare at”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 盯). |
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Etymology 6
| For pronunciation and definitions of 丁 – see 釘 (“gold slab; nail; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 釘). |
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Etymology 7
| For pronunciation and definitions of 丁 – see 靪 (“to resole a shoe; patch; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 靪). |
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References
- “丁”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00002
- “Entry #46”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
Japanese
Kanji
丁
Readings
- Go-on: ちょう (chō, Jōyō)←ちやう (tyau, historical)
- Kan-on: てい (tei, Jōyō)←てい (tei, historical)
- Kun: ひのと (hinoto, 丁); あたる (ataru, 丁たる)
As in the onomatopoeia 丁丁:
Compounds
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 丁 |
| てい Grade: 3 |
| kan’on |
From Middle Chinese 丁 (teng).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 丁 |
| ちょう Grade: 3 |
| goon |
Pronunciation
Noun
- street, district
- 北八番丁
- kita-hachiban-chō
- northern eighth district
- ぶらくり丁
- burakuri-chō
- Burakuri street
- 北八番丁
- even (especially of dice)
- Antonym: 半 (han)
- 丁か半か
- chō ka han ka
- even or odd
- (historical) a measure of length approximately 109 meters (also written 町)
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term |
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| 丁 |
| ちょう Grade: 3 |
| goon |
| Alternative spellings |
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| 挺 梃 |
From Middle Chinese 挺 (MC deng|dengX). 丁 is a daiyōji replacing 挺.
Pronunciation
Counter
- counter for long and thin things, e.g. guns, hoes, candles.
- 二丁の拳銃
- nichō no kenjū
- two pistols
- 二丁の拳銃
- counter for foods such as tofu.
Etymology 4
| Kanji in this term |
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| 丁 |
| ひのと Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi |
火 (hi, “fire”, one of the Five Elements) + の (no, attributive marker) + 弟 (oto, “younger brother”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- the fourth of the ten heavenly stems
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 丁 (MC teng). Recorded as Middle Korean 뎌ᇰ (tyeng) (Yale: tyeng) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
丁 (eumhun 넷째 천간(天干) 정 (netjjae cheon'gan( 天干 ) jeong))
丁 (eumhun 고무래 정 (gomurae jeong))
丁 (eumhun 장정 정 (jangjeong jeong))
- Hanja form? of 정 (“the fourth of the ten heavenly stems; something D”).
- Hanja form? of 정 (“male adult; man”).
Compounds
Compounds
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
- Naver Hanja Dictionary: 丁
Vietnamese
Han character
丁: Hán Việt readings: đinh (
丁: Nôm readings: đứa, đinh, đềnh, tênh, tranh, đĩnh
- chữ Hán form of Đinh (“fourth of the ten heavenly stems”).
- chữ Hán form of Đinh (“a surname”).
- 丁部領 ― Đinh Bộ Lĩnh
- Nôm form of đứa (“indicates young person, child or inferior person”).