CHARACTERS / DING

“ding” is 7 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

1. 定dìngto fixHSK 3 · TONE 4
2. 订dìngto agreeHSK 5 · TONE 4
3. 顶dǐngapexHSK 5 · TONE 3
4. 丁dīngmale adultHSK 6 · TONE 1
5. 叮dīngto sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc)HSK 6 · TONE 1
6. 盯dīngto watch attentivelyHSK 6 · TONE 1
7. 钉dìngto join things together by fixing them in place at one or more pointsHSK 6 · TONE 4