顶 (頂) dǐng

  1. dǐng noun top; peak
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 顶 is synonymous with 颠 in this sense. Etymology (Shuo Wen): 頂：顚也。(Guoyu '頂' n 2; Kroll 2015 '頂' 2; NCCED '顶' 2; Unihan '頂')
  2. dǐng noun to replace; to substitute
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 代替 (Guoyu '頂' v 5; NCCED '顶' 11)
  3. dǐng measure word measure word for things that have a top
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: (Guoyu '頂' n 3; NCCED '顶' 5)
  4. dǐng verb to carry on one's head
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '頂' v 1; Kroll 2015 '頂' 3; NCCED '顶' 6; Unihan '頂')
  5. dǐng verb to point one's head at
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 頂禮 (Kroll 2015 '頂' 1b)
  6. dǐng verb to be equivalent to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '顶' 9)
  7. dǐng adverb most; very
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 最 or 非常; for example, 顶好 'very good' (Guoyu '頂' adv; NCCED '顶' 4; Unihan '頂')
  8. dǐng noun crown; top of the head
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 头顶; for example, the idiom 摩顶放踵 'to rub one's head and heels [to slave for the benefit of others]' (CC-CEDICT '摩頂放踵'; Guoyu '頂' n 1; Kroll 2015 '頂' 1; NCCED '顶' 1)
  9. dǐng noun to be the best of
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '頂' 2a)
  10. dǐng noun limit
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '顶' 3)
  11. dǐng verb to push up; to support
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 抵住 or 支撑 (Guoyu '頂' v 2; NCCED '顶' 7)
  12. dǐng verb to stand up to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '顶' 8)
  13. dǐng verb to stand; to bear
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '顶' 10)
  14. dǐng verb to transfer ownership
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '頂' v 6; NCCED '顶' 12)
  15. dǐng verb to butt
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '顶' 13)
  16. dǐng noun to go against; to face danger
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 冒着 (Guoyu '頂' v 4; NCCED '顶' 14)
  17. dǐng noun to turn down; to retort
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '顶' 15)
  18. dǐng noun to talk back; to answer back
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 頂嘴 (Guoyu '頂' v 3)
  19. dǐng noun usnisa; uṣṇīṣa
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: uṣṇīṣa, or: śekhara; see 佛頂 (BCSD '頂', p. 1260; BL 'uṣṇīṣa', p. 945; FGDB '佛頂'; Kroll 2015 '頂' 1a; MW 'śekhara'; SH '佛頂', p. 230)

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拿大顶 、 金顶戴菊鸟 、 顶岗 、 秃顶 、 顶梁柱 、 顶级域名 、 头顶 、 冒顶 、 栈顶 、 篷顶 、 拱顶 、 方顶 、 冒名顶替者 、 宝顶 、 人字披顶 、 顶头上司 、 顶上 、 透顶 、 崁顶 、 车顶

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