顶
apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
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Dict coverage rank #520 U+9876
How 顶 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
页 (semantic, “head”) + 丁 (phonetic, dīng)
How to remember it
crest · Heisig RSH #94
head + spike
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 丁
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 丁 (dīng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丁 sound component | dīng | male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem |
| 打 | dǎ | to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike |
| 宁 | níng | calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp, lantern, light |
| 厅 | tīng | hall, central room |
| 订 | dìng | to make an order; to draw up an agreement |
| 汀 | tīng | bank, sandbar; beach, shore |
| 叮 | dīng | to persistently exhort or urge; sting (as of an insect) |
| 盯 | dīng | to rivet one's gaze upon; to keep eyes on |
| 町 | tǐng | a raised path between fields |
| 仃 | dīng | lonely, solitary |
| 酊 | dīng | drunk, intoxicated |
| 疔 | dīng | boil, carbuncle, ulcer |
| 玎 | dīng | jingling, tinkling |
| 耵 | dīng | earwax |
Words containing 顶
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平顶山市 | Píng dǐng shān Shì | Pingdingshan, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3] |
| 平顶山 | Píng dǐng shān | see 平頂山市|平顶山市[Ping2 ding3 shan1 Shi4] |
| 顶港有名声，下港上出名 | dǐng gǎng yǒu míng shēng , xià gǎng shàng chū míng | (Tw) (saying) famous far and wide (from Taiwanese Hokkien) |
| 顶天立地 | dǐng tiān lì dì | lit. able to support both heaven and earth; of indomitable spirit (idiom) |
| 顶头上司 | dǐng tóu shàng si | one's immediate superior |
| 中气层顶 | zhōng qì céng dǐng | (meteorology) mesopause |
| 山顶 | shān dǐng | hilltop |
| 顶头 | dǐng tóu | to come directly towards one; top; immediate (superior) |
| 头顶 | tóu dǐng | top of the head |
| 天顶 | tiān dǐng | zenith |
| 顶天 | dǐng tiān | to reach the upper limit |
| 白骨顶 | bái gǔ dǐng | coot |
| 顶上 | dǐng shàng | on top of; at the summit |
| 顶牛儿 | dǐng niú r | to push with the forehead; to lock horns; to be at loggerheads |
| 顶会 | dǐng huì | top-tier academic conference (abbr. for 頂級會議|顶级会议[ding3 ji2 hui4 yi4]) |
| 顶手 | dǐng shǒu | to take over (a lease, shop or business from the previous tenant) (originally Cantonese) |
| 自顶向下 | zì dǐng xiàng xià | top-down |
| 顶面 | dǐng miàn | top; top side; top surface |
| 对顶角 | duì dǐng jiǎo | angle to the vertical; angle (between two lines or two planes) |
| 平顶 | píng dǐng | flat roof |