叮 dīng
: sting (of mosquito, bee etc)
: to say repeatedly; to urge insistently; to ask repeatedly; to stick to a point
: (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
Kun Reading
none applicable
On Reading
てい tei
叮叮 ding1ding1: (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
叮咚 ding1dong1: (onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
叮噹[当] ding1dang1: (onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
小叮噹 xiao3 ding1dang1: Doraemon [ドラえもん doraemon: Doraemon (manga series)
叮叮當當 [叮叮当当] ding1ding1 dang1dang1: (onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
叮咬 ding1yao3: sting; bite (of insect)
叮問[问] ding1wen4: to question closely; to make a detailed inquiry; to probe; to ask repeatedly
叮嚀 [咛] ding1ning2: to warn; to urge; to exhort; to give instructions carefully and insistently
[叮嚀 | ていねい teinei: polite; courteous; careful; care; kind; close; thorough; conscientious]叮囑[嘱] ding1zhu3: to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again
Chinese idiom
千叮萬囑 [千叮万嘱] qian1 ding1 wan4 zhu3
: repeatedly urging; imploring over and over again
半瓶水響叮噹 [半瓶水响叮当] ban4 ping2 shui3 xiang3 ding1 dang1
: lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound; fig. empty vessels make the most noise; one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
形声 Pictophonetic.
口 (kou3: mouth) suggests the meaning while
丁 (ding1: male adult; nail) provides the sound.
Examples:
我被很多的蚊子叮了。
wo3 bei4 hen3duo1 de wen2zi ding1 le.
I was bitten by a lot of mosquitoes.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
