订dìng
to subscribe to, to order. 4 strokes, radical 讠, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 订
Strokes 1–2 write 讠, then strokes 3–4 write 丁.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 订 · the stroke-order rules
What 订 is made of
讠 (yán, words) and 丁 (dīng, male adult).
讠 carries the meaning — speech — and 丁 carries the sound.
Words that use 订
| 订 | to subscribe to, to order 预先说好要按期收到某样东西 读者们一起订了这份精品刊物。The readers all chose to subscribe to this fine magazine. Lesson 178, 公共统筹与社会带动 · 新闻传媒与公共资讯 · Journalism, Media Reporting & Public Notices |
| 预订 | to book in advance, to reserve 提前订好座位、房间或票 他提前预订了往返车票。He decided to book his return tickets early. Lesson 371, 辨音核源与商旅清规 · 智理格致与龙腾盛会 · Philosophical Wisdom, Linguistic Logic & Athletic Grandeur |
| 制订 | to draw up, to formulate (a plan) 经过研究，把计划或方案写出来 政府严谨制订了发展蓝图。The government carefully moved to draw up a development blueprint. Lesson 377, 治国经纬与童蒙润泽 · 经纶济世与战阵长策 · Civic Governance, Wartime Resilience & Social Harmony |
| 签订 | to sign, conclude (an agreement) 指双方就合作条款正式达成文件 双方正式签订了合作框架。The two sides formally concluded a cooperation framework. Lesson 468, 信守商约 · 信约立身与力作弘毅 · Integrity of Promise & Resolute Effort |
Characters that share the sound part 丁
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 讠
All 50 of them, and what the radical means, on the 言 radical page.