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Translingual
Han character
叮 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 口一弓 (RMN), four-corner 61020, composition ⿱口丁)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 172, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3244
- Dae Jaweon: page 383, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 568, character 1
- Unihan data for U+53EE
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 圢
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*tʰeːnʔ, *tʰeːŋʔ
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| 町
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*tʰeːnʔ, *tʰeːŋ, *tʰeːŋʔ, *deːŋʔ
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| 打
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*rteŋʔ, *teːŋʔ
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| 盯
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*rteŋʔ, *rdeŋ
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| 朾
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*rteːŋ, *rdeːŋ
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| 丁
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*rteːŋ, *teːŋ
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| 玎
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*rteːŋ, *teːŋ
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| 虰
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*rdeːŋ, *tʰeŋ, *teːŋ
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| 揨
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*rdeːŋ
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| 釘
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*teːŋ, *teːŋs
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| 靪
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*teːŋ, *teːŋʔ
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| 仃
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*teːŋ
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| 叮
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*teːŋ
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| 疔
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*teːŋ
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| 頂
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*teːŋʔ
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| 奵
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*teːŋʔ
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| 耵
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*teːŋʔ
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| 酊
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*teːŋʔ
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| 葶
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*teːŋʔ, *deːŋ
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| 矴
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*teːŋs
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| 訂
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*teːŋs, *tʰeːŋ, *deːŋʔ
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| 飣
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*teːŋs
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| 汀
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*tʰeːŋ, *tʰeːŋs
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| 艼
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*tʰeːŋ, *tʰeːŋʔ
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| 庁
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*tʰeːŋ
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| 婷
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*deːŋ
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| 停
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*deːŋ
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| 聤
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*deːŋ
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| 渟
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*deːŋ
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| 楟
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*deːŋ
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| 亭
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*deːŋ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *teːŋ) : phonetic 丁 (OC *rteːŋ, *teːŋ) + semantic 口.
Etymology
- “to microwave”
- Onomatopoeia. Compare Japanese チンする (chin suru).
- “to disqualify”
- Onomatopoeia. From the act of ringing the bell when disqualifying participants in variety shows. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Note:
- ding1 - literary;
- deng1 - vernacular.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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叮
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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2384
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Phonetic
component
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丁
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Rime
group
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耕
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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丁
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Old
Chinese
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/*teːŋ/
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Definitions
叮
- (of insects) to sting; to bite
- 蚊叮蟲咬／蚊叮虫咬 [Cantonese] ― man4-1 deng1 cung4 ngaau5 ― mosquitoes sting and bugs bite
- to advise; to urge; to repeat what one says to make sure
- to question closely
- (informal) to microwave (heat in a microwave oven)
- 叮飯／叮饭 ― dīngfàn ― microwave rice
- (Cantonese, informal) to disqualify; to eliminate
- 畀人叮出局 [Cantonese] ― bei2 jan4 ding1 ceot1 guk6 ― to be eliminated (from a competition,etc.)
- (Cantonese) unaccented beats (in Cantonese opera)
- 叮板 [Cantonese] ― ding1 baan2 ― rhythm in Cantonese opera
- Used in onomatopoeia.
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
叮
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
叮 (eum 정 (jeong))
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Vietnamese
Han character
叮: Hán Nôm readings: đinh
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- Đinh ninh 叮嚀 exhort or enjoin repeatedly
Readings
References
- Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
- Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
- Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999