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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ding1
- English meanings
- to watch attentively, to fix one's attention on, to stare at, to gaze at
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 目; right 丁.
Meaning & sound clues
目 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “eye”.
丁 is identified as the sound component (dīng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 盯.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
C'
sting; warn
decide
book
nail
top; support
top
tripod; ancient vessel
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