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CHINESE CHARACTER

dǐng

顶

顶

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Numbered pinyin
ding3
English meanings
top, tip

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 丁; right 页.

Meaning & sound clues

页 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “head”.

丁 is identified as the sound component (dīng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 顶.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰丁页

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    shāndǐng山顶。

    The mountaintop.

  2. 02

    wūdǐng屋顶。

    The roof.

  3. 03

    dǐngduō顶多。

    At most.

  4. 04

    yònglì用力dǐng顶。

    Push hard.

  5. 05

    tóudǐng头顶。

    The top of the head.

  6. 06

    dǐng顶shàngqu上去。

    Push up.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 头顶
  • 封顶
  • 屋顶
  • 山顶
  • 顶多
  • 顶尖
  • 顶级