丁真

Dīngzhēn

proper noun

Meanings

1 Ding Zhen (Tibetan internet celebrity)

About Ding Zhen

born 2001 · 网红 internet celebrity

Young Tibetan herder from 理塘 in western Sichuan whose shy smile in a short video went viral in November 2020. He then took a job promoting tourism in his home county, and jokes about him still fill Chinese social media.

Also called 丁真珍珠

Characters

Literally 'real person'.

Examples

HSK 6

丁真因为他的微笑而出名。

Dīngzhēn yīnwèi tā de wēixiào ér chūmíng.

Ding Zhen became famous because of his smile.

Tips

culture

丁真 is not the surname 丁 plus a given name: it spells a Tibetan name by its Kham dialect sound, so it is written as one word. Netizens still play on its 真 'real': 一眼丁真，鉴定为真, 'one look at Ding Zhen: verdict, genuine'.

Stroke Order

丁 dīng

真 zhēn

丁真