丁

dīng · ding/Dīng · ding

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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dīng 丁

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

Dīng 丁

  1. surname Ding

In a sentence

2 examples
01

把(bǎ)土(tǔ)豆(dòu)切(qiē)成(chéng)小(xiǎo)丁(dīng),然(rán)后(hòu)放(fàng)进(jìn)锅(guō)里(lǐ)炒(chǎo)。

Cut the potatoes into small cubes, then put them in the pan and stir-fry.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)二(èr)十(shí)个(gè)壮(zhuàng)丁(dīng),人(rén)手(shǒu)明(míng)显(xiǎn)不(bú)够(gòu)。

This company has only twenty able-bodied men, clearly not enough manpower.

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