fourth, cube

depicts the thick stem of a plant, which can also be used as a nail or wedge, so also means nail. However, the meaning of nail is then replaced by 釘, now is only used to describe a strong man. On the other hand, is also used as the forth of TianGan since is the forth stage of the plant's growth. On the other, since a nail is small, is also used to describe something small.

Vocabulary of 丁

  • 壯丁 (strong guy)
  • 肉丁 (cubed meat)

Classification

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