Definitions

dìng (weaving) spindle; ingot; pressed cake of medicine etc; classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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妈妈买了一银子。

Māma mǎi le yī dìng yínzi.

Mom bought a silver ingot.

这块金很重。

Zhè kuài jīn dìng hěn zhòng.

This gold ingot is very heavy.

工厂里有许多纺

Gōngchǎng lǐ yǒu xǔduō fǎng dìng.

There are many spindles in the factory.

他收藏了一古代银

Tā shōucáng le yī dìng gǔdài yín dìng.

He collected an ancient silver ingot.

元宝价值不菲。

Zhè dìng yuánbǎo jiàzhí bùfěi.

This ingot is very valuable.

工人正在检查纺的质量。

Gōngrén zhèngzài jiǎnchá fǎng dìng de zhìliàng.

The workers are inspecting the quality of the spindles.

金子被锁在保险柜里。

Nà dìng jīnzi bèi suǒ zài bǎoxiǎnguì lǐ.

That gold ingot is locked in the safe.

这批新纺提高了生产效率。

Zhè pī xīn fǎng dìng tígāo le shēngchǎn xiàolǜ.

This batch of new spindles improved production efficiency.