丁 ding¹ {dīng}

(noun) 1. male adult (such as a member of a family, male servant, etc.); (noun) Chinese surname

丁 ding¹ {dīng}

1. fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
2. fourth in order
3. letter "D" or roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
4. butyl
5. cubes (of food)

丁 ding¹ {Dīng}

surname Ding

丁等 ding¹ dang² {dīng děng}

A little

丁屋 ding¹ uk¹ {dīng wū}

Houses owned by indigenous male villagers in Hong Kong

丁丑 ding¹ cau² {dīng chǒu}

fourteenth year D-2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057

丁青 ding¹ cing¹ {Dīng qīng}

Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區, Tibet

丁醛 ding¹ cyun⁴ {dīng quán}

1. butyraldehyde
2. butanal

丁點〔-点〕 ding¹ dim² {dīng diǎn}

tiny bit

丁丁 ding¹ ding¹ {Dīng dīng}

Tintin, cartoon character

丁丁 ding¹ ding¹ {zhēng zhēng}

sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc

丁鯛〔-鲷〕 ding¹ diu¹ {dīng diāo}

tench

丁冬 ding¹ dung¹ {dīng dōng}

1. (onom.) ding dong
2. jingling of bells
3. clanking sound

丁艱〔-艰〕 ding¹ gaan¹ {dīng jiān}

(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent

丁基 ding¹ gei¹ {dīng jī}

butyl group (chemistry)

丁基 ding¹ gei¹ {Dīng Jī}

Ding Ji (1917-1944), real name Li Baicen 李百岑, journalist based in Yanan, martyr of the revolution

丁鱥 ding¹ gwai³ {dīng guì}

tench (Tinca tinca)

丁克 ding¹ hak¹ {dīng kè}

Dual Income, No Kids (DINK) (loanword)

丁烯 ding¹ hei¹ {dīng xī}

butene or butylene C4H8

丁香 ding¹ hoeng¹ {dīng xiāng}

1. lilac (Syringia vulgaris)
2. clove (Eugenia aromatica)

丁亥 ding¹ hoi⁶ {dīng hài}

twenty fourth year D-12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067

丁憂〔-忧〕 ding¹ jau¹ {dīng yōu}

(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent

丁酉 ding¹ jau⁵ {dīng yǒu}

thirty fourth year D-10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017

丁烷 ding¹ jyun⁴ {dīng wán}

butane

丁磊 ding¹ leoi⁵ {Dīng Lěi}

Ding Lei (1971-), founder and CEO of NetEase 網易

丁玲 ding¹ ling⁴ {Dīng Líng}

Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太陽照在桑乾河上, attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party

丁卯 ding¹ maau⁵ {dīng mǎo}

fourth year D-4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047

丁未 ding¹ mei⁶ {dīng wèi}

forty fourth year D-8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027

丁醇 ding¹ seon⁴ {dīng chún}

1. butanol
2. butyl alcohol C4H9OH

丁糖 ding¹ tong⁴ {dīng táng}

tetrose (CH20)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms

丁字 ding¹ zi⁶ {dīng zì}

T-shaped

丁巳 ding¹ zi⁶ {dīng sì}

fifty fourth year D-6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037

丁青縣〔--县〕 ding¹ cing¹ jyun⁶ {Dīng qīng xiàn}

Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區, Tibet

丁加奴 ding¹ gaa¹ nou⁴ {Dīng jiā nú}

Terengganu, northeast state of mainland Malaysia

丁二烯 ding¹ ji⁶ hei¹ {dīng èr xī}

1. butadiene C4H6
2. biethylene

丁二醇 ding¹ ji⁶ seon⁴ {dīng èr chún}

butyl glycol

丁汝昌 ding¹ jyu⁵ coeng¹ {Dīng Rǔ chāng}

Ding Ruchang (1836-1895), commander of the Qing North China Navy

丁內酯〔-内-〕 ding¹ noi⁶ zi² {dīng nèi zhǐ}

butyrolactone

丁肇中 ding¹ siu⁶ zung¹ {Dīng Zhào zhōng}

Samuel C. C. Ting (1936-), American physicist, 1976 Nobel Prize laureate in physics

丁韙良〔-韪-〕 ding¹ wai⁵ loeng⁴ {Dīng Wěi liáng}

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

丁字步 ding¹ zi⁶ bou⁶ {dīng zì bù}

T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)

丁字尺 ding¹ zi⁶ cek³ {dīng zì chǐ}

1. T-square
2. set square (carpenter's tool)

丁字褲〔--裤〕 ding¹ zi⁶ fu³ {dīng zì kù}

thong (underwear)

丁字街 ding¹ zi⁶ gaai¹ {dīng zì jiē}

T-junction

丁字鎬〔--镐〕 ding¹ zi⁶ gou² {dīng zì gǎo}

hammer pick

丁字梁 ding¹ zi⁶ loeng⁴ {dīng zì liáng}

T-girder

丁寵家庭〔-宠--〕 ding¹ cung² gaa¹ ting⁴ {dīng chǒng jiā tíng}

double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克)

丁丁炒面 ding¹ ding¹ caau² min⁶ {dīng dīng chǎo miàn}

chopped fried noodles

丁骨牛排 ding¹ gwat¹ ngau⁴ paai⁴ {dīng gǔ niú pái}

T-bone steak

丁型肝炎 ding¹ jing⁴ gon¹ jim⁴ {dīng xíng gān yán}

hepatitis D

丁零噹啷〔--当-〕 ding¹ ling¹ dong¹ long¹ {dīng ling dāng lāng}

1. ding-a-ling
2. (onom.) for sound of bell

丁卯胡亂〔---乱〕 ding¹ maau⁵ wu⁴ lyun⁶ {Dīng mǎo Hú luàn}

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

丁卯戰爭〔--战争〕 ding¹ maau⁵ zin³ zang¹ {Dīng mǎo Zhàn zhēng}

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)