Chinese

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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)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial () (5) (29)
Final () (125) (137)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () IV I
Fanqie
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

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丁口

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

Synonyms

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  • (population): 人口 (rénkǒu)

Derived terms

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