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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 丁卯

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
丁卯 dīng mǎo - fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047

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
- - - 58,503 82,004

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]
mǎo- mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
- 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), Year of the Rabbit
- ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east)
- (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚|铆[mao3])
mǎo- variant of 卯[mao3]
mǎo- old variant of 卯[mao3]

Other Words Containing 丁卯

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