汀
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Meaning: sandbar
💡 Imagine a 'ting' (ding) sound as water hits a sandbar.
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Character Story & Explanation
Unearthed from oracle bones, 汀 (tīng) depicts a sandbar—a narrow landform rising from water. Its radical 氵 (water) and phonetic 丁 (nail) evoke a fixed point in shifting currents. In ancient poetry, 汀 often conjures serene, desolate shores, like those in the Tang dynasty, where it symbolized solitary beauty and the boundary between land and water.
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