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丁 (Kangxi radical 1,一+1, 2 strokes,cangjie input一弓 (MN),four-corner10200,composition⿱一亅)
| simp. andtrad. | 丁 | |
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| alternative forms | 𠆤 | |
| Historical forms of the character丁 | |||||||||
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| Shang | Western Zhou | Spring and Autumn | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) | Liushutong (compiled inMing) | Libian (compiled inQing) | Kangxi Dictionary (compiled inQing) | ||
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Qin slip script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts | Clerical script | Ming typeface |
References: Mostly from Richard Sears'Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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| Old Chinese | |
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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) – different theories exist:
See also旦.
| Variety | Location | 丁 (姓丁) |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /tiŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Harbin | /tiŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Tianjin | /tiŋ²¹/ | |
| Jinan | /tiŋ²¹³/ | |
| Qingdao | /tiŋ²¹³/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /tiŋ²⁴/ | |
| Xi'an | /tiŋ²¹/ | |
| Xining | /tiə̃⁴⁴/ | |
| Yinchuan | /tiŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Lanzhou | /tĩn³¹/ | |
| Ürümqi | /tiŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Wuhan | /tin⁵⁵/ | |
| Chengdu | /tin⁵⁵/ | |
| Guiyang | /tin⁵⁵/ | |
| Kunming | /tĩ⁴⁴/ | |
| Nanjing | /tin³¹/ | |
| Hefei | /tin²¹/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /tiəŋ¹¹/ |
| Pingyao | /tiŋ¹³/ | |
| Hohhot | /tĩŋ³¹/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /tiŋ⁵³/ |
| Suzhou | /tin⁵⁵/ | |
| Hangzhou | /tin³³/ | |
| Wenzhou | /teŋ³³/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /tiʌ̃³¹/ |
| Tunxi | /tɛ¹¹/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /tin³³/ |
| Xiangtan | /tin³³/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /tiɑŋ⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /ten⁴⁴/ |
| Taoyuan | /ten²⁴/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /teŋ⁵³/ |
| Nanning | /teŋ⁵⁵/ | |
| Hong Kong | /tiŋ⁵⁵/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /tiŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /tiŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /taiŋ⁵⁴/ | |
| Shantou (Teochew) | /teŋ³³/ | |
| Haikou (Hainanese) | /ʔdeŋ²³/ |
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 丁 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 端 (5) |
| Final (韻) | 青 (125) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 當經切 |
| Baxter | teng |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /teŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /teŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tɛŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /tɛjŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /teŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /tieŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tieŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | dīng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ding1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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| Character | 丁 | 丁 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | dīng | dīng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ teng › | ‹ teng › |
| Old Chinese | /*tˁeŋ/ | /*tˁeŋ/ |
| English | 4th heavenly stem | nail (n.) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
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| Character | 丁 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 2378 |
| Phonetic component | 丁 |
| Rime group | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 丁 |
| Old Chinese | /*teːŋ/ |
| Notes | 釘(鋌塊)初文 |
丁
| Rime | |
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| Character | 丁 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 知 (9) |
| Final (韻) | 耕 (117) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 中莖切 |
| Baxter | treang |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʈˠɛŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʈᵚæŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȶɐŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʈəɨjŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /ȶɛŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /ȶæŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȶæŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhēng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zang1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
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| Character | 丁 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhēng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ trɛng › |
| Old Chinese | /*tˁreŋ/ |
| English | sound of beating |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 丁 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 2372 |
| Phonetic component | 丁 |
| Rime group | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 朾 |
| Old Chinese | /*rteːŋ/ |
丁
From the orthographic similarity ofJ(zei1,“penis”), an initialism ofjer(zoe1,“penis”), which is a romanisation of脧(zoe1).
丁
| For pronunciation and definitions of丁 – see叮 (“tosting; tobite; toadvise; tourge; torepeat what onesays to makesure; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of叮). |
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| For pronunciation and definitions of丁 – see盯 (“togaze upon; tokeepeyes on; tostare at”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of盯). |
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| For pronunciation and definitions of丁 – see釘 (“goldslab;nail; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of釘). |
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| For pronunciation and definitions of丁 – see靪 (“toresole ashoe;patch; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of靪). |
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As in the onomatopoeia丁丁:
| Kanji in this term |
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| 丁 |
| てい Grade: 3 |
| kan'on |
FromMiddle Chinese丁(teng).
| Kanji in this term |
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| 丁 |
| ちょう Grade: 3 |
| goon |
| Kanji in this term |
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| 丁 |
| ちょう Grade: 3 |
| goon |
| Alternative spellings |
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| 挺 梃 |
FromMiddle Chinese挺 (MC deng|dengX).丁 is adaiyōji replacing挺.
| Kanji in this term |
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| 丁 |
| ひのと Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi |
火(hi,“fire”,one of theFive Elements) +の(no,attributive marker) +弟(oto,“younger brother”)
FromMiddle Chinese丁 (MC teng). Recorded asMiddle Korean뎌ᇰ(tyeng) (Yale:tyeng) inHunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

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丁 (eumhun장정정(jangjeong jeong))
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