dīng

common
verb

Meaning of

叮 means to bite (with needle-like mouthparts); to pester; to ask repeatedly. Pronounced dīng.

  • to bite (with needle-like mouthparts)
  • to pester; to ask repeatedly

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

de
tuǐ
shàng
bèi
wén
zi
dīng
le
bāo
 

A mosquito bit my leg and left a big bump.

Xià
tiān
de
shí
hou
 
tiào
zǎo
hěn
róng
dīng
rén
 

In summer, fleas are easy to bite people.

Zhè
zhǐ
niú
bèi
niú
méng
dīng
de
zhí
shuǎi
wěi
ba
 

This cow keeps flicking its tail because it was bitten by horseflies.

Bié
ràng
wén
zi
dīng
de
liǎn
 
huì
liú
yìn
zi
 

Don't let mosquitoes bite your face, it will leave marks.

wài
yíng
dìng
yào
zuò
hǎo
fáng
bèi
chóng
dīng
de
cuò
shī
 

You must take anti-bite precautions when camping outdoors.