丁

• 병음: dīng
• 한자 분석: 丁 = pictograph of a nail or peg; extended to fourth Heavenly Stem, adult male, small cube-shaped piece of food

뜻

천간의 네 번째 ‘丁’; 성인 남자/인구; (요리) 깍둑썰기 조각

One of the most versatile characters in Chinese. In the calendar system, it cycles through year names (丁酉年). 人丁 means people or population. 丁字路口 (T-junction) and 一丁点 (a tiny bit) are everyday terms. In cooking, 肉丁 (diced meat) and 黄瓜丁 (diced cucumber) are standard culinary vocabulary.

예문

1. 人口普查数据显示，该地区人丁兴旺，近十年来新生儿数量保持平稳增长的良好态势。
2. 前面有个丁字路口，请提前将车道切换到左侧，按照导航指引完成转弯操作。
3. 这道家常小炒只需将豆腐切成小丁，配上肉末和葱花翻炒，简单快手又十分美味下饭。

사용 가이드

맥락: calendar, cooking, everyday speech, demographics

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 家里人丁单薄，到了农忙时节全靠邻里乡亲互相帮忙才能完成收割，体现了村里守望相助的传统。(With few family members at home, they relied entirely on neighbourly mutual help to complete the harvest during the busy farming season — a reflection of the village's tradition of looking out for one another.)
• 这道凉拌菜里的胡萝卜需要切成均匀的小丁，大小一致才能保证腌制时充分均匀入味。(The carrots in this cold dish need to be cut into even small cubes — uniform size ensures the marinade penetrates evenly during pickling.)

피해야 할 표현

• 今天是丁天 — 丁 is not used as a day-of-week designator; use 周几 or specific day names; in the calendar system 丁 refers to cyclical year and month designations, not daily time

기원과 역사

丁 = pictograph of a nail or peg; extended to fourth Heavenly Stem, adult male, and small cube-shaped piece

문화적 배경

시대: Ancient to Modern

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal