丁 dīng

1. dīng proper noun Ding
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '丁' n 7)
2. dīng noun a cube; a square
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Especially cubes of food in Chinese dishes (Guoyu '丁' n 6)
3. dīng noun fourth heavenly stem
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '丁' n 1; Kroll 2015 '丁' 3, p. 89; Unihan '丁')
4. dīng noun a nail; shape like a nail
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As an archaic variant of 钉 or something inthe shape of the character 丁 (Han Dian '丁' n 2; Kroll 2015 '丁' 4, p. 89)
5. dīng noun a male adult
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '丁' n 3; Kroll 2015 '丁' 1a, p. 89; Unihan '丁')
6. dīng noun a servant; a worker
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 园丁 'gardener' or 家丁 'servant' (Guoyu '丁' n 5)
7. dīng adjective robust; vigorous
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '丁' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '丁' 1, p. 89; Unihan '丁')
8. dīng noun the fourth
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: After 甲, 乙, and 丙 (Guoyu '丁' n 2)
9. dīng noun a person; population
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 人 or 人口; for example, 帮丁 'helper' (Guoyu '丁' n 4)
10. dīng verb to encounter; to suffer
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: To encounter adversity or something unpleasant; for example, 丁外艰 'suffer the loss of one's father' (Guoyu '丁' v; Kroll 2015 '丁' 2, p. 89)
11. dīng adjective very small; very little
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 极小 or 极少 (Guoyu '丁' adj 2)

Contained in

• 丁子香 clove
• 圣文森特和格林纳丁斯(聖文森特和格林納丁斯) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• 丁艰罚(丁艱罰) suffer a difficult punishment
• 丁卯 fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle
• 丁骨牛排 T-bone steak
• 马丁炉(馬丁爐) Martin furnace; open hearth furnace; open hearth
• 异丁烷(異丁烷) isobutane
• 零丁 alone and helpless
• 丁字裤(丁字褲) thong (underwear)
• 丁克 Dual Income, No Kids (DINK)
• 阿拉丁 Aladdin, character in one of the tales in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
• 丁香 clove ; lilac ; tip of a woman's tongue ; a button
• 肉丁 diced meat
• 拉丁字母 Latin alphabet
• 丁宠家庭(丁寵家庭) double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克)
• 圣奥古斯丁(聖奧古斯丁) St Augustine
• 撒丁岛(撒丁島) Sardinia
• 马丁尼(馬丁尼) martini
• 丁亥 twenty-fourth year D12 of the 60 year cycle
• 杭丁顿舞蹈症(杭丁頓舞蹈症) Huntington's disease
• 丁丑 Ding Zhou year
• 丁巳 fifty-fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle
• 丁鱥(丁鱥) tench (Tinca tinca)
• 拉丁文 Latin
• 一丁点(一丁點) a tiny bit; a wee bit
• 马丁·路德(馬丁·路德) Martin Luther
• 丁丁炒面(丁丁炒麵) chopped fried noodles
• 宫保鸡丁(宮保雞丁) Kung Pao Chicken; spicy diced chicken
• 男丁 a man
• 猛丁 suddenly
• 丁忧(丁憂) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
• 异丁苯丙酸(異丁苯丙酸) Ibuprofen or Nurofen; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), trade names Advil, Motrin, Nuprin etc
• 单丁(單丁) only son ; merely; simply; only ; alone
• 丁基 butyl group ; 1. Ding Ji
• 马丁路德金(馬丁路德金) Martin Luther King

Also contained in

垦丁 、 丁零 、 丁敬 、 丁青 、 丁朝 、 诺丁汉 、 补丁程序 、 君士坦丁大帝 、 但丁 、 普丁 、 瓜拉丁加奴 、 查士丁尼一世 、 君士坦丁堡 、 丁玲 、 亚丁 、 丁令

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• 卷三十六　志第六:　兵衞志下 Volume 36 Treatises 6: Military 3 History of Liao 遼史 — count: 142
• 卷一百九十一 志第一百四十四 兵五 Volume 191 Treatises 144: Military 5 History of Song 宋史 — count: 81
• 卷一百九十二 志第一百四十五 兵六 Volume 192 Treatises 145: Military 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 55
• 卷九十八　志第四十六: 　兵一 Volume 98 Treatises 51: Military 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 46
• 卷九十七下 外戚傳 Volume 97a: The Empresses and Imperial Affines 2 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 39
• 卷七十八 志第五十四 食貨二 Volume 78 Treatises 54: Finance and Economics 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 30
• 卷一百十二　表第六上: 宰相年表一 Volume 112 Tables 7: Chancellors 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 30
• 卷一百九十 志第一百四十三 兵四 Volume 190 Treatises 143: Military 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 30
• 卷三十五　志第五:　兵衞志中 Volume 35 Treatises 5: Military 2 History of Liao 遼史 — count: 28
• 第五十四回 Chapter 54 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 27

Collocations

• 丁公 (丁公) 徼福於大公丁公 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 26
• 丁壮 (丁壯) 丈夫丁壯而不耕 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十一　齊俗訓 Chapter 11: Combining Customs — count: 13
• 侯丁 (侯丁) 敬侯丁復元年 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《高祖功臣侯者年表》 Yearly Table of the Officials who became Marquises in the Time of Gaozu — count: 7
• 丁明 (丁明) 封舅丁明為陽安侯 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷十一 哀帝紀 Volume 11: Annals of Emperor Ai — count: 7
• 沃丁 (沃丁) 沃丁既葬伊尹于亳 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 咸有一德 Shang Shu - Common Possession of Pure Virtue — count: 6
• 丁立 (丁立) 子報丁立 — Xunzi 荀子, 成相篇第二十五 Chapter 25: Working Songs — count: 6
• 母丁 (母丁) 母丁反 — Xunzi 荀子, 非十二子篇第六 Chapter 6: Against the Twelve Masters — count: 5
• 丁浪 (丁浪) 丁浪反 — Xunzi 荀子, 不苟篇第三 Chapter 3: Nothing Carelessly — count: 5
• 丁崩 (丁崩) 沃丁崩 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《殷本紀》 Annals of Yin — count: 5
• 丁氏 (丁氏) 衛人翦夏丁氏 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 5