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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 丁丑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
丁丑 dīng chǒu - fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 66,013 98,436

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
dīng- surname Ding
dīng- male adult
- the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1gan1]
- fourth (used like "4" or "D")
- small cube of meat or vegetable
- (literary) to encounter
- (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
- (chemistry) butyl
zhēng- used in 丁丁[zheng1zheng1]
chǒu- surname Chou
chǒu- clown
- 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox
- ancient Chinese compass point: 30°
chǒu- shameful
- ugly
- disgraceful

Other Words Containing 丁丑

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo