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Mandarin
ding1, zheng1
English
Definitions
4th heavenly stem; surname; a Chinese surname; (D-) a surname; a person engaged in a certain occupation; cubes; fourth; the fourth heavenly stem; fourth of ten Heavenly Stems; male adult; man; members of a family; robust; small cubes of meat or vegetables; vigorous
Etymology
Notes
Pictograph: originally a cube; then a nail