| 丁 | dīng | fourth of 10 heavenly stems 十天干; fourth in order; letter "D" or roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; butyl; cubes (of food); surname Ding |
| 丁二烯 | dīng èr xī | butadiene C4H6; biethylene |
| 丁烯 | dīng xī | butene or butylene C4H8 |
| 丁醇 | dīng chún | butanol; butyl alcohol C4H9OH |
| 丁香 | dīng xiāng | lilac (Syringia vulgaris); clove (Eugenia aromatica) |
| 丁烷 | dīng wán | butane |
| 丁丁 | Dīng dīng | Tintin |
| 丁丁 | zhēng zhēng | sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc |
| 丁丁炒面 | dīng dīng chǎo miàn | chopped fried noodles |
| 丁丑 | dīng chǒu | fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057 |
| 丁二醇 | dīng èr chún | butyl glycol |
| 丁亥 | dīng hài | twenty fourth year D12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067 |
| 丁克 | dīng kè | Dual Income, No Kids (DINK) (loanword) |
| 丁内酯 | dīng nèi zhǐ | butyrolactone |
| 丁冬 | dīng dōng | onomat. ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound |
| 丁加奴 | Dīng jiā nú | Terengganu, northeast state of mainland Malaysia |
| 丁卯 | dīng mǎo | fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047 |
| 丁型肝炎 | dīng xíng gān yán | hepatitis D |
| 丁基 | dīng jī | butyl group (chemistry); Ding Ji (1917-1944), real name Li Baicen 李百岑, journalist based in Yanan, martyr of the revolution |
| 丁字 | dīng zì | T-shaped |
| 丁字尺 | dīng zì chǐ | T-square; set square (carpenter's tool) |
| 丁字梁 | dīng zì liáng | T-girder |
| 丁字步 | dīng zì bù | T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape) |
| 丁字街 | dīng zì jiē | T-junction |
| 丁字裤 | dīng zì kù | thong (underwear) |
| 丁字镐 | dīng zì gǎo | hammer pick |
| 丁宠家庭 | dīng chǒng jiā tíng | double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克族) |
| 丁巳 | dīng sì | fifty fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037 |
| 丁未 | dīng wèi | forty fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027 |
| 丁汝昌 | Dīng Rǔ chāng | Ding Ruchang (1836-1895), commander of the Qing North China Navy |
| 丁玲 | Dīng Líng | Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太阳照在桑干河上, attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party |
| 丁磊 | Dīng Lěi | Ding Lei |
| 丁糖 | dīng táng | tetrose (CH20)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms |
| 丁肇中 | Dīng Zhào zhōng | Samuel C. C. Ting |
| 丁酉 | dīng yǒu | thirty fourth year D10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017 |
| 丁零当啷 | dīng ling dāng lāng | ding-a-ling; onomat. for sound of bell |
| 丁青 | Dīng qīng | Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地区, Tibet |
| 丁青县 | Dīng qīng xiàn | Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地区, Tibet |
| 丁韪良 | Dīng Wěi liáng | William A.P. Martin (1827-1916), American missionary who lived 62 years in China between 1850 and 1916, and helped found many Chinese colleges, first president of Beijing university |
| 丁骨牛排 | dīng gǔ niú pái | T-bone steak |
| 丁鲷 | dīng diāo | tench |
| 丁点 | dīng diǎn | tiny bit |
