啶

啶 · dìng

phonetic used in pyridine and pyrimidine

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

phonetic used in pyridine and pyrimidine

Mandarin
dìng
Cantonese
ding6

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+5576
Radical
口 · 30
Strokes
11 · Unihan
Residual
8

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

11 strokes
啶
Strokes
11
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

11 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿰口定(GHT)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 啶

Character connections

No reverse component match in this collection.

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant property is retained for this record.

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
dìng
kCantonese
ding6
kDefinition
phonetic used in pyridine and pyrimidine
kTotalStrokes
11
kRSUnicode
30.8
kTGH
2013:4850

Readings across dictionaries

Hanyu Da Zidian
dìng 10646.050
Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
dìng 0256.020
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

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Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
11dictionary records using 啶0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
口 beside 定 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Source notation ^⿰口定$(GHT)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰口定$(GHT)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.