Chinese Word: 叮 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

叮HSK 6

Pinyin: dīng

English Definition: to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc); to say repeatedly; to urge insistently; to ask repeatedly; to stick to a point; (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound

Chinese Definition:
①再三嘱咐：叮嘱。叮咛(亦作“丁宁”)。
②追问：叮问。
③蚊虫等用针形口器吸食：被蚊子叮了一口。

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic: 丁 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 丁 [ dīng ] male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem

Similar Characters: 吖盯订汀吁盱叶钉打町

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Example Words

叮嘱	dīng zhǔ	to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again	HSK 6
叮咛	dīng níng	to warn; to urge; to exhort; to give instructions carefully and insistently
叮当	dīng dāng	(onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
叮咬	dīng yǎo	sting; bite (of insect)
叮咚	dīng dōng	(onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound