顶 (dǐng): apex, crown of the head, top
顶 (dǐng) is a Chinese character meaning “apex.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 丁 (phonetic) and 页 (semantic). It ranks #999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 顶 head. Its radical form 页 (page) appears in many related characters such as 页 (xié, head), 顺 (shùn, to obey), 须 (xū, must).
Definitions
- apex
- crown of the head
- top
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 顶
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屋顶 | wū dǐng | roof |
| 顶级 | dǐng jí | top-notch |
| 顶尖 | dǐng jiān | peak |
| 房顶 | fáng dǐng | housetop |
| 透顶 | tòu dǐng | out-and-out |
| 楼顶 | lóu dǐng | top of a building |
| 头顶 | tóu dǐng | top of the head |
| 顶楼 | dǐng lóu | top floor |
| 顶端 | dǐng duān | summit |
| 顶层 | dǐng céng | top floor |
| 顶住 | dǐng zhù | to withstand |
| 顶嘴 | dǐng zuǐ | to talk back |
| 顶峰 | dǐng fēng | peak |
| 顶替 | dǐng tì | to replace |
| 顶多 | dǐng duō | at most |
顶 appears in 100 compound words: 61 as the first character, 35 as the last, and 4 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 顶 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
Example Sentences
山顶的风景最美，值得爬上去一看。
Shāndǐng de fēngjǐng zuì měi, zhíde pá shàngqù yī kàn.
The scenery at the mountaintop is the most beautiful and worth climbing up to see.
密宗灌顶变性骚! 佛大硕生被仁波切狂摸下体:在吸...
mì zōng guàn dǐng biàn xìng sāo ! fó dà shuò shēng bèi rén bō qiē kuáng mō xià tǐ : zài xī . . .
Tantric empowerment transsexuality! Buddha University master was touched by Rinpoche's lower body: sucking...
冬奥/男子4人雪车洛赫纳再登顶 马尔吉斯创5金纪录
dōng ào nán zǐ 4 rén xuě chē 洛 hè nà zài dēng dǐng mǎ ěr jí sī chuàng 5 jīn jì lù
Winter Olympics/Men's 4-man bobsleigh, Lochner reached the top again, and Margis set a 5-gold record
斗湖1小时豪雨引发大水患 轿车险灭顶多路中断
dǒu hú 1 xiǎo shí háo yǔ yǐn fā dà shuǐ huàn jiào chē xiǎn miè dǐng duō lù zhōng duàn
Tawau 1-hour heavy rain caused heavy flooding, and the car was almost destroyed, and many roads were interrupted
阿福上春晚后爆火登顶AppStore:这4个宝藏用..
ā fú shǎng chūn wǎn hòu bào huǒ dēng dǐng zhè gě bǎo zàng yòng . .
Afu on the Spring Festival Gala after the explosion of fire topped the AppStore: these 4 treasures with...
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dà nián chū yī , zhè dà fā dǐng kān lún wén yòng rén gōng zhì néng wéi mó dàn bái zào zhuāng . .
On New Year's Day, Zhejiang University publishes top-tier journal paper: Using AI to "dress" membrane proteins...
汤姆把头撞到车顶了。
Tāng mǔ bǎtóu zhuàngdào chē dǐng le.
Tom bumped his head on the roof of the car.
保林娜有顶粉帽子。
Bǎolínnà yǒu dǐng fěn màozi.
Paulina has a pink cap.
那幢绿色屋顶的建筑是什么？
Nà zhuàng lǜsè wūdǐng de jiànzhù shì shénme?
What is that building with the green roof?
汤姆是个顶好的厨师，这没错吧？
Tāngmǔ shì gè dǐng hǎo de chúshī, zhè méi cuò ba?
Tom is an excellent cook, isn't he?
Character Family
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