Common Meanings
1
tǐng铤
To take a desperate risk; to act recklessly out of desperation, often used in the idiom '铤而走险'.
为了生存，他不得不铤而走险。
To survive, he had no choice but to take a desperate risk.
2
dìng铤
An ancient term for unsmelted copper or iron.
在古代，人们常将未经冶炼的铜铁称为铤。
In ancient times, people often referred to unsmelted copper and iron as 'dìng'.
The tang or tapered end of an arrow or spearhead that fits into the shaft.
弓箭手仔细检查箭的铤，确保它与箭杆连接牢固。
The archer carefully checked the arrow's tang, ensuring it was firmly attached to the shaft.
When pronounced "dìng," "铤" refers to specially cast blocks of gold or silver, similar to ingots, used as currency.
他把珍藏多年的金铤拿出来，准备换取一些日常用品。
He took out the gold ingots he had treasured for many years, preparing to exchange them for daily necessities.