丁口

Chinese

		4th heavenly stem; man; people 4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (丁口)		丁	口

Etymology

In ancient China, 丁 (dīng) referred to adult males, and 口 (kǒu) referred to women and underaged boys.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dīngkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥㄎㄡˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dīngkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥㄎㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dingkǒu
  - Wade–Giles: ting¹-kʻou³
  - Yale: dīng-kǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dingkoou
  - Palladius: динкоу (dinkou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Middle Chinese: teng khuwX

Rime
Character	丁	口
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	端 (5)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	青 (125)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	I
Fanqie	當經切	苦后切
Baxter	teng	khuwX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/teŋ/	/kʰəu^X/
Pan Wuyun	/teŋ/	/kʰəu^X/
Shao Rongfen	/tɛŋ/	/kʰəu^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/tɛjŋ/	/kʰəw^X/
Li Rong	/teŋ/	/kʰu^X/
Wang Li	/tieŋ/	/kʰəu^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/tieŋ/	/kʰə̯u^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dīng	kǒu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ding¹	hau²

Noun

丁口

(literary) population
(literary) capitation

Synonyms

(population): 人口 (rénkǒu)

Derived terms

丁口冊 / 丁口册