丁
zhēng
#1,166 most
frequent character
used in 丁丁[zheng1zheng1]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
丁 began as a picture of city walls, so its first meaning was 'city walls,' later written 城. It was borrowed for its sound to mean 'the fourth Heavenly Stem,' and then grew to 'fourth in order.' It is also used for its sound in transliterations.
Drawn as: city walls
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