顶dǐng
to brave (wind). 8 strokes, radical 页, first met in HSK 4.
Pinyin dǐngStrokes 8Radical 页Band HSK 4Words 1
How to write 顶
Strokes 1–2 write 丁, then strokes 3–8 write 页.
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 顶 · the stroke-order rules
What 顶 is made of
丁 (dīng, male adult) and 页 (yè, page).
页 carries the meaning — head — and 丁 carries the sound.
Words that use 顶
| 顶 | to brave (wind) 用头或身体迎着压力 老师傅顶着寒风磨豆浆。The old craftsman braved the cold wind to grind soybeans. Lesson 271, 市井风味与当代出行 · 邻里温情与冬景市声 · Winter Rhythms, Urban Transit & Neighborly Harmony |
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 页
All 14 of them, and what the radical means, on the 页 radical page.