玎

dīng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 tinkling sound of jade or metal
  2. 2 jingling

Examples

HSK 7-9
玉佩相击,发出玎玎的清脆声响。
Yùpèi xiāng jī, fāchū dīngdīng de qīngcuì shēngxiǎng.
The jade pendants struck each other with a clear jingling sound.
HSK 7-9
Wūyán xià chuánlái fēnglíng dīngdāng de shēngyīn.
From the eaves came the jingle-jangle of wind chimes.

Tips

usage
Almost always doubled or paired in onomatopoeia: 玎玎, 玎玲, 玎当 - it evokes the bright ringing of jade ornaments or small metal bells, not a standalone word.

Components

radical
王 wáng
jade
Left side is the jade radical (the 玉 'jade' form written as 王 on the left), placing the character in the jade-and-gemstone family - fitting, since the word names the chiming sound jade ornaments make.
phonetic
丁 dīng
nail; sound element
Right side 丁 supplies the sound dīng, which itself mimics a sharp ringing tone - a tidy match for an onomatopoeic jade-clink word.

Stroke Order

玎 dīng