HSK 3 · Actions with Hands

订

dìng

to book; to subscribe

Stroke order of 订

订 is written with 4 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Words 讠 spoken precisely like a nail 丁 fix a booking in place.

Parts: 讠 speech + 丁 nail/fourth

Example sentence

我想订一张去北京的票。

I'd like to book a ticket to Beijing.

More words: Actions with Hands

拍to pat; to take (a photo)抓to grab; to catch 抓住to catch hold of 把握to grasp; certainty 把(measure word for handles); to hold 推动to push; to promote 推广to spread; to popularize 推进to push forward 压to press 压力pressure 解开to untie; to undo 配to match; to go with 修to repair; to build

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