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汀

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sandbar; shoal; sandbank

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Strokes
5
Radical
水 +2
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
汀
Common rank
#2,373
Unicode
U+6C40

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Formation & memory

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How 汀 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 丁 sound ( dīng )

Components 氵 丁

Words with 汀

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WordPinyinMeaning
克里斯汀·贝尔 Kè lǐ sī tīng · Bèi ěr Christian Bale (1974-), English actor
克里斯汀 Kè lǐ sī tīng (name) Christine, Kristine, Kristen, Kristin etc; Christiane; Christian
长汀县 Cháng tīng Xiàn Changting, a county in Longyan City 龍巖市|龙岩市[Long2 yan2 Shi4], Fujian
西斯汀 Xī sī tīng Sistine (Chapel); also written 西斯廷
水门汀 shuǐ mén tīng cement (Shanghainese) (loanword)
克汀病 kè tīng bìng cretinism
贾斯汀·比伯 Jiǎ sī tīng · Bǐ bà Justin Bieber (1994-), Canadian singer
雷姆斯汀 Léi mǔ sī tīng variant of 德國戰車|德国战车, Rammstein (German metal band)
珍·奥斯汀 Zhēn · Ào sī tīng Jane Austen (1775-1817), English novelist; also written 簡·奧斯汀|简·奥斯汀[Jian3 · Ao4 si1 ting1]
昆汀·塔伦提诺 Kūn tīng · Tǎ lún tí nuò Quentin Tarantino (1963-), American film director
奥斯汀 Ào sī tīng Austin or Austen (name); Austin, Texas
因吹斯汀 yīn chuī sī tīng (loanword) interesting
昆汀·塔伦蒂诺 Kūn tīng · Tǎ lún dì nuò Quentin Tarantino (1963-), American film director
水汀 shuǐ tīng steam (Shanghainese)
长汀 Cháng tīng see 長汀縣|长汀县[Chang2 ting1 Xian4]
汀线 tīng xiàn lines formed by waves on a beach
汀曲 tīng qū a bend in a stream
汀洲 tīng zhōu shoal; islet in a stream
辛伐他汀 xīn fá tā tīng simvastatin
昆汀 Kūn tīng Quentin (name); Quentin Tarantino (1963-), American film director

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 丁 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
丁 sound part dīng male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
打 dǎ to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
宁 níng calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
灯 dēng lamp, lantern, light
顶 dǐng top, summit, peak; to carry on the head
厅 tīng hall, central room
订 dìng to make an order; to draw up an agreement
叮 dīng to persistently exhort or urge; sting (as of an insect)
盯 dīng to rivet one's gaze upon; to keep eyes on
町 tǐng a raised path between fields
仃 dīng lonely, solitary
酊 dīng drunk, intoxicated
疔 dīng boil, carbuncle, ulcer
玎 dīng jingling, tinkling
耵 dīng earwax