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The Chinese word ding - 顶 - dǐng
( classifier (for hats and pointed things) )



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

dǐng

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English translations

classifier (for hats and pointed things), top, peak, to push, to retort, to rebuff,
to replace, the top of the head, to reject, to masquerade as

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 顶 ( dǐng ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
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Chinese characters  ( ding / dǐng ) with pronunciation (English translation: <i>classifier (for hats and pointed things)</i> )
顶 ( ding / dǐng ) in traditional characters
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Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 顶 ( ding / dǐng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Ta hai you san ding maozi.
Tā hái yǒu sān dǐng màozi.
 – English translation: He has three hats.

Character complexity
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顶 is composed of 8 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

peak  |  ceiling
顶 ( ding / dǐng ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 887)
Chinese example words containing the character 顶 ( ding / dǐng )
平屋顶 ( píngwūdǐng = rooftop ), 千斤顶 ( qiānjīndǐng = jack )
Other characters that are pronounced dǐng in Chinese

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