GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 48

丁

丁 is read as dīng.

Pinyin

dīng

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 丁

Basic meaning

fourth heavenly stem; adult male; robust

Five element

Fire

Origin

Time: Western Zhou to Spring and Autumn posthumous-title traditions; Western Zhou to Spring and Autumn tradition, 1046-476 BCE

Place: Qi and other Zhou-state traditions in the central plains

Origin note

Ding surname traditions often connect the name with posthumous-title usage, especially figures called Ding Gong in early Zhou-state lineages. Because several branches are transmitted, this page presents Ding as a posthumous-title surname layer rather than a single-place claim.

Historical figures

丁谓 (Ding Wei)

966-1037 CE · Northern Song official

A high-ranking Song official and scholar.

丁汝昌 (Ding Ruchang)

1836-1895 CE · Qing naval commander

A commander of the Beiyang Fleet during the First Sino-Japanese War.

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