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  *丁* | 丁* | *丁
male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl
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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *丁* | 丁* | *丁
surname Ding
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *丁* | 丁* | *丁
used in 丁丁
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
T-junction
twenty-fourth year D12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067
lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom) / fig. meticulous / conscientious / unambiguous
butyl glycol
lilac (Syringa spp) / clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
Ding Lei (1971-), founder and CEO of NetEase 網易|网易
butadiene C4H6 / biethylene
butane
(chemistry) butyl group
hepatitis D
butanol / butyl alcohol C4H9OH
Ding Ruchang (1836-1895), commander of the Qing North China Navy
fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
dingo (Canis dingo)
nitrile glove
fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057
Terengganu, northeast state of mainland Malaysia
T-shaped
Samuel C. C. Ting (1936-), American physicist, 1976 Nobel Prize laureate in physics
nitrile rubber
(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
(in ancient times) a man old enough for corvée or military service
Tintin, cartoon character
(neologism) (slang) penis (丁丁 resembles "JJ", which is short for 雞雞|鸡鸡)
sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc
butyrolactone
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
fifty-fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037
forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太陽照在桑乾河上|太阳照在桑干河上, attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party
T-bone steak
thong (underwear)
chopped fried noodles
T-square / set square (carpenter's tool)
T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
thirty-fourth year D10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017
(onom.) sound of a bell: ding-a-ling
tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
hammer pick
Manchu Restoration of 1917, see 張勳復辟|张勋复辟
(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
butyraldehyde / butanal
tench
tench (Tinca tinca)
butene or butylene C4H8
tiny bit
Dual Income, No Kids (DINK) (loanword)
T-girder
William A.P. Martin (1827-1916), American missionary who lived 62 years in China between 1850 and 1916, and helped found many Chinese colleges, first president of Peking University
double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克)
variant of 叮嚀|叮咛
variant of 丁克


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