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Han character
丁 (radical 1, 一+1, 2 strokes, cangjie input 一弓 (MN), four-corner 10200, composition ⿱一亅)
References
- KangXi: page 75, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2
- Dae Jaweon: page 135, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 2, character 5
- Unihan data for U+4E01
Chinese
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| Characters in the same phonetic series (丁) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
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| 圢 | *tʰeːnʔ, *tʰeːŋʔ |
| 町 | *tʰeːnʔ, *tʰeːŋ, *tʰeːŋʔ, *deːŋʔ |
| 打 | *rteŋʔ, *teːŋʔ |
| 盯 | *rteŋʔ, *rdeŋ |
| 朾 | *rteːŋ, *rdeːŋ |
| 丁 | *rteːŋ, *teːŋ |
| 玎 | *rteːŋ, *teːŋ |
| 虰 | *rdeːŋ, *tʰeŋ, *teːŋ |
| 揨 | *rdeːŋ |
| 釘 | *teːŋ, *teːŋs |
| 靪 | *teːŋ, *teːŋʔ |
| 仃 | *teːŋ |
| 叮 | *teːŋ |
| 疔 | *teːŋ |
| 頂 | *teːŋʔ |
| 奵 | *teːŋʔ |
| 耵 | *teːŋʔ |
| 酊 | *teːŋʔ |
| 葶 | *teːŋʔ, *deːŋ |
| 矴 | *teːŋs |
| 訂 | *teːŋs, *tʰeːŋ, *deːŋʔ |
| 飣 | *teːŋs |
| 汀 | *tʰeːŋ, *tʰeːŋs |
| 艼 | *tʰeːŋ, *tʰeːŋʔ |
| 庁 | *tʰeːŋ |
| 婷 | *deːŋ |
| 停 | *deːŋ |
| 聤 | *deːŋ |
| 渟 | *deːŋ |
| 楟 | *deːŋ |
| 亭 | *deːŋ |
Pictogram (象形) – a nail. The derivative 釘 is now used to represent this sense.
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Definitions
丁
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Etymology 3
| For pronunciation and definitions of 丁 – see 叮 (“to sting; to bite; to advise; to urge; to repeat what one says to make sure; etc.”). (This character, 丁, is the second-round simplified form of 叮.) |
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Etymology 4
| For pronunciation and definitions of 丁 – see 盯 (“to gaze upon, keep eyes on”). (This character, 丁, is the second-round simplified form of 盯.) |
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Etymology 5
| For pronunciation and definitions of 丁 – see 釘 (“gold slab; nail; etc.”). (This character, 丁, is the second-round simplified form of 釘.) |
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Etymology 6
| For pronunciation and definitions of 丁 – see 靪 (“to cobble, to patch”). (This character, 丁, is the second-round simplified form of 靪.) |
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References
- (Min Nan) “Entry #46”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Kanji
Readings
- Go-on: ちょう (chō, Jōyō)←ちやう (tyau, historical)
- Kan-on: てい (tei, Jōyō)←てい (tei, historical)
- Kun: ひのと (hinoto, 丁)
As in the onomatopoeia 丁丁:
- Go-on: ちょう (chō, Jōyō)←ちやう (tyau, historical)
- Kan-on: とう (tō)←たう (tau, historical)
Pronunciation
Noun
Etymology 3
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| ひのと Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi |
火 (hi, “fire”, one of the Five Elements) + の (no, attributive marker) + 弟 (oto, “younger brother”)
Pronunciation
Korean
Hanja
丁 • (jeong)
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