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叮

Courtesy

On’yomiてい
5 strokes Radical 口 mouth
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 叮

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5 strokes
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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 叮

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 叮

口 Radical 30 of 214
Mouth

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 叮 is filed under 口 (mouth) — radical number 30 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 口

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 叮

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

叮嚀 ていねい polite; courteous; civil
叮々 コト difference (of opinion); strange, odd, unusual; different

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 叮

What does the kanji 叮 mean?

叮 means Courtesy.

How do you read the kanji 叮?

叮 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) てい.

How many strokes does 叮 have?

叮 is written with 5 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 叮?

The radical of 叮 is 口 (mouth), radical number 30 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What parts is the kanji 叮 made of?

叮 is built from 口 (mouth) and 丁 (street). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

What words use the kanji 叮?

Common words written with 叮 include 叮嚀 (ていねい, polite; courteous; civil); 叮々 (コト, difference (of opinion); strange, odd, unusual; different).

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