丁口

Chinese

		4th heavenly stem; man; people 4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (丁口)		丁	口

Etymology

In ancient China, 丁 (dīng) referred to adult males, and 口 (kǒu) referred to women and underaged boys.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīngkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥ ㄎㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dīngkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dingkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: ting¹-kʻou³
    • Yale: dīng-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dingkoou
    • Palladius: динкоу (dinkou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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• Middle Chinese: teng khuwX

Rime
Character	丁	口
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	端 (5)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	青 (125)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	I
Fanqie	當經切	苦后切
Baxter	teng	khuwX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/teŋ/	/kʰəuX/
Pan Wuyun	/teŋ/	/kʰəuX/
Shao Rongfen	/tɛŋ/	/kʰəuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/tɛjŋ/	/kʰəwX/
Li Rong	/teŋ/	/kʰuX/
Wang Li	/tieŋ/	/kʰəuX/
Bernard Karlgren	/tieŋ/	/kʰə̯uX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dīng	kǒu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ding1	hau2

Noun

丁口

1. (literary) population
2. (literary) capitation

Synonyms

• (population): 人口 (rénkǒu)

Derived terms

• 丁口冊／丁口册