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The character 丁 is a single-component character originally depicting the head of a nail or a sturdy peg. Its association with strength and solidity led to a primary meaning of an adult male or a robust laborer. It serves as the fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems in the traditional Chinese calendrical system for ordering and dating. Additionally, 丁 describes small, cube-shaped objects, often in culinary contexts for ingredients diced into uniform pieces resembling a nail head.
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小丁是我的朋友。
园丁照顾这些树。
我喜欢丁香的味道。
丁克家庭选择不要孩子。
丁字路口很容易迷路。
丁老师今天没来上课。
电脑系统安装了新补丁。
远处传来丁丁当当的声音。