Chinese Word: 锭 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

锭 (Trad.: 錠)

Pinyin: dìng

English Definition: (weaving) spindle; ingot; pressed cake of medicine etc; classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks

Chinese Definition:
①纺车或纺纱机上绕纱的机件：锭子。纱锭。
②金属或药物等制成的块状物：金锭。银锭。钢锭。
③量词，用于金银锭及墨：一锭金。
④古代蒸食物的有足的器具。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 金

Pictophonetic:定 indicates the sound; 钅 (metal) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 钅 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- 定 [ dìng ] to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure

Similar Characters: 绽

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银锭	yín dìng	silver ingot
锡锭	xī dìng	tin ingot
纸锭	zhǐ dìng	paper ingots (burned as offerings to the dead)

1		zhǔ rén 主人 shǎng gěi 赏给 tā 他 yī 一 dìng 锭 yín zi 银子。 His master granted him a small ingot of silver.
2		tā men 他们 shuō 说， zhǔ 主 ā 阿， tā 他 yǐ jīng 已经 yǒu 有 shí 十 dìng 锭 le 了。 And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.
3		tā 他 zhàn 站 zài 在 lù biān 路边， shǒu lǐ 手里 ná zhe 拿着 yī gè 一个 fēng zhēng 风筝 xiàn dìng 线锭。 He stood near the edge of the road, holding a kite 17)spindle in his hands.
4		ā fán tí 阿凡提 jiè 借 le 了 cái zhǔ 财主 yī 一 dìng 锭 jīn zi 金子， hái 还 tā 他 shí 时 gěi 给 le 了 tā 他 liǎng 两 dìng 锭。 Afanty borrowed a small ingot of gold from a moneybags, but repaid him two ones.
5		（ mǎi jiā 买家） yòng 用 huò pǐn 货品、 zhī wù 织物、 jiǔ lèi 酒类、 tiě dìng 铁锭、 qiāng zhī 枪支 hé 和 dāo jiàn 刀剑 fù zhàng 付账。 The price was mostly paid in goods, cloth, liquor, iron bars, guns and swords.

1		zhǔ rén 主人 shǎng gěi 赏给 tā 他 yī 一 dìng 锭 yín zi 银子。 His master granted him a small ingot of silver.
2		tā men 他们 shuō 说， zhǔ 主 ā 阿， tā 他 yǐ jīng 已经 yǒu 有 shí 十 dìng 锭 le 了。 And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.
3		tā 他 zhàn 站 zài 在 lù biān 路边， shǒu lǐ 手里 ná zhe 拿着 yī gè 一个 fēng zhēng 风筝 xiàn dìng 线锭。 He stood near the edge of the road, holding a kite 17)spindle in his hands.
4		ā fán tí 阿凡提 jiè 借 le 了 cái zhǔ 财主 yī 一 dìng 锭 jīn zi 金子， hái 还 tā 他 shí 时 gěi 给 le 了 tā 他 liǎng 两 dìng 锭。 Afanty borrowed a small ingot of gold from a moneybags, but repaid him two ones.
5		（ mǎi jiā 买家） yòng 用 huò pǐn 货品、 zhī wù 织物、 jiǔ lèi 酒类、 tiě dìng 铁锭、 qiāng zhī 枪支 hé 和 dāo jiàn 刀剑 fù zhàng 付账。 The price was mostly paid in goods, cloth, liquor, iron bars, guns and swords.