丁口

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Chinese

4th heavenly stem; man; people
4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname
 
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad.
(丁口)

Etymology

In ancient China, (dīng) referred to adult males, and (kǒu) referred to women and underaged boys.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial () (5) (29)
Final () (125) (137)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () IV I
Fanqie
Baxter teng khuwX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/teŋ/ /kʰəuX/
Pan
Wuyun
/teŋ/ /kʰəuX/
Shao
Rongfen
/tɛŋ/ /kʰəuX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/tɛjŋ/ /kʰəwX/
Li
Rong
/teŋ/ /kʰuX/
Wang
Li
/tieŋ/ /kʰəuX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/tieŋ/ /kʰə̯uX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
dīng kǒu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ding1 hau2

Noun

丁口

  1. (literary) population
  2. (literary) capitation

Synonyms

  • (population): 人口 (rénkǒu)

Derived terms