叮

叮 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 口一弓 (RMN), four-corner 6102₀, composition ⿱口丁)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 172, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3244
• Dae Jaweon: page 383, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 568, character 1
• Unihan data for U+53EE

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *teːŋ) : phonetic 丁 (OC *rteːŋ, *teːŋ) + semantic 口.

“to microwave”

Onomatopoeia. Compare Japanese チンする (chin suru).

“to disqualify”

Onomatopoeia. From the act of ringing the bell when disqualifying participants in variety shows. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

叮

1. (of insects) to sting; to bite

   蚊叮蟲咬／蚊叮虫咬 [Cantonese]  ―  man^4-1 deng¹ cung⁴ ngaau⁵ [Jyutping]  ―  mosquitoes sting and bugs bite

2. to advise; to urge; to repeat what one says to make sure
3. to question closely
4. (informal) to microwave (heat in a microwave oven)

   叮飯／叮饭  ―  dīngfàn  ―  microwave rice

5. (Cantonese, informal) to disqualify; to eliminate

   畀人叮出局 [Cantonese]  ―  bei² jan⁴ ding¹ ceot¹ guk⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  to be eliminated (from a competition,etc.)

6. (Cantonese) unaccented beats (in Cantonese opera)

   叮板 [Cantonese]  ―  ding¹ baan² [Jyutping]  ―  rhythm in Cantonese opera

7. Used in onomatopoeia.

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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• On (unclassified): てい (tei)
• Kun: ねんごろ (nengoro, 叮ろ); たのむ (tanomu); さす (sasu)

叮 (eum 정 (jeong))

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叮: Hán Nôm readings: đinh

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2. Đinh ninh 叮嚀 exhort or enjoin repeatedly

• Nôm: điếng, đinh

• Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
• Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
• Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999