Usage of the character 顶

apex
crown of the head
top
roof
most
to carry on the head
to push to the top
to go against
to replace
to substitute
to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
(slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc

dǐnggāng

顶缸

[頂缸]

to take the blame
to be a scapegoat
to carry the can

dǐngfēng

顶风

[頂風]

to face into the wind
against the wind
fig. against the law

wěidǐng

伪顶

[偽頂]

false roof

kuángdǐng

狂顶

[狂頂]

(slang) to strongly support
to strongly approve of

wūdǐng

屋顶

[屋頂]

roof
CL:個／个 (gè)

lúdǐng

炉顶

[爐頂]

furnace top

fāngdǐng

方顶

[方頂]

square roof

dǐngjiān

顶尖

[頂尖]

peak
apex
world best
number one
finest (competitors)
top (figures in a certain field)

dǐngpèi

顶配

[頂配]

highest level of specification (for a product)

fángdǐng

房顶

[房頂]

housetop
roof

dǐngzhēn

顶针

[頂針]

thimble

qióngdǐng

穹顶

[穹頂]

dome
vault
domed roof

dǐngfēng

顶峰

[頂峰]

peak
summit
fig. high point
masterpiece

dǐnggǎn

顶杆

[頂桿]

top bar
crown bar

nádǐng

拿顶

[拿頂]

to do a handstand

tiāndǐng

天顶

[天頂]

zenith

mièdǐng

灭顶

[滅頂]

to be drowned (figurative and literal)

dǐngyòng

顶用

[頂用]

to be of use

dǐngbài

顶拜

[頂拜]

to prostrate oneself
to kneel and bow the head (in submission, supplication, worship etc)

dǐngbǎn

顶板

[頂板]

roof
roof plate
rock layer forming roof of a cave or mine
abacus

dǐngyá

顶芽

[頂芽]

terminal bud (growing at the tip of a plant)

dǐngbù

顶部

[頂部]

roof
topmost part
top (of tree, wall etc)
apex

dǐngmù

顶目

[頂目]

item
event
project

fēngdǐng

峰顶

[峰頂]

summit
crest

dǐngtì

顶替

[頂替]

to replace

dǐngpán

顶盘

[頂盤]

to buy a struggling business and keep it going; to take over a business

Kǎndǐng

崁顶

[崁頂]

Kanting township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

píngdǐng

平顶

[平頂]

flat roof

dǐnggé

顶格

[頂格]

(typesetting) to not indent
to set the text flush with the left (or top) margin

dǐngtóu

顶头

[頂頭]

to come directly towards one
top
immediate (superior)

dǐngdiǎn

顶点

[頂點]

summit
peak
(math.) vertex

dǐngdài

顶戴

[頂戴]

cap badge (official sign of rank in Qing dynasty)

shāndǐng

山顶

[山頂]

hilltop

péngdǐng

棚顶

[棚頂]

canopy
roof
ceiling

dǐngcéng

顶层

[頂層]

top floor
the top of a building

xiēdǐng

歇顶

[歇頂]

to be balding
to be thinning on top

dǐngjiǎo

顶角

[頂角]

angle at apex
summit angle
cusp

dǐngyè

顶叶

[頂葉]

parietal lobe

dǐngduān

顶端

[頂端]

summit; peak

yuándǐng

圆顶

[圓頂]

dome

dǐngbān

顶班

[頂班]

to take over sb else's job
to substitute for

dǐnggài

顶盖

[頂蓋]

roof
lid

lóudǐng

楼顶

[樓頂]

top of a building

dǐngduō

顶多

[頂多]

at most
at best

dǐngxiè

顶谢

[頂謝]

to bow in thanks

dǐngshàng

顶上

[頂上]

on top of
at the summit

dǐnggǎng

顶岗

[頂崗]

to replace sb on a workshift
to substitute for

gǒngdǐng

拱顶

[拱頂]

an arched roof
a dome
a vault

tòudǐng

透顶

[透頂]

out-and-out
thoroughly

dǐnglún

顶轮

[頂輪]

sahasrāra or sahasrara, the crown or fontanel chakra 查克拉, residing at the top of the skull

dǐngbāo

顶包

[頂包]

to serve as forced labor
to take the rap for sb

tóudǐng

头顶

[頭頂]

top of the head

dǐngliú

顶流

[頂流]

(slang) top-tier celebrity or influencer (abbr. for 頂級流量／顶级流量 (dingjǐliuliáng))

dǐnglóu

顶楼

[頂樓]

top floor
attic
loft
garret
penthouse
(flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc)

dǐngbǔ

顶补

[頂補]

to fill a vacancy
to substitute for

dǐngdēng

顶灯

[頂燈]

dome light (of a taxi etc)
ceiling light (in a room)
interior light (of a car)
light on the top of a mast etc

dǐngmiàn

顶面

[頂面]

top
top side
top surface

tūdǐng

秃顶

[禿頂]

bald head

dǐngkè

顶客

[頂客]

see 丁克 (dīngkè)

chēdǐng

车顶

[車頂]

car roof

zhàndǐng

栈顶

[棧頂]

stack top (computing)

dǐngfá

顶阀

[頂閥]

top valve
head valve

xièdǐng

谢顶

[謝頂]

to go bald

dǐngmào

顶冒

[頂冒]

abbr. for 頂名冒姓／顶名冒姓 (dǐngmíngmàoxìng)

dǐngjí

顶级

[頂級]

top-notch; first-rate

bádǐng

拔顶

[拔頂]

topping (mining)

màodǐng

冒顶

[冒頂]

(mining) roof fall
to have the roof cave in

dǐngpéng

顶棚

[頂棚]

ceiling
awning (under ceiling)

péngdǐng

篷顶

[篷頂]

canopy
roof
ceiling

zhìdǐng

置顶

[置頂]

to sticky (an Internet forum thread etc)

dǐngràng

顶让

[頂讓]

(Tw) to hand over (a business etc) for an agreed price

dǐngzhuàng

顶撞

[頂撞]

to contradict (elders or superiors)

juédǐng

绝顶

[絕頂]

(lit. and fig.) summit; peak
extremely; utterly

dēngdǐng

登顶

[登頂]

(lit. and fig.) to get to the top

dǐngzhù

顶住

[頂住]

to withstand
to stand up to

dǐngzuǐ

顶嘴

[頂嘴]

to talk back
to answer back

dǐngbàng

顶棒

[頂棒]

bucking bar (metal bar fixing the tail of a rivet as it is driven)

dǐngzuì

顶罪

[頂罪]

to take the blame for sb else
to compensate for one's crime
to get charges dropped (by paying money etc)

dǐngdǎng

顶挡

[頂擋]

to resist
to obstruct
to bear responsibility for

dǐngshì

顶事

[頂事]

useful
fitting

jiāndǐng

尖顶

[尖頂]

pointed object
cusp
pinnacle
steeple

fēngdǐng

封顶

[封頂]

to put a roof (on a building)
to cap the roof (finishing a building project)
fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc)
to top off
fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates)
to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)

dǐnggǔ

顶骨

[頂骨]

parietal bone (top of the scull)

dǐngkuākè

顶夸克

[頂夸克]

top quark (particle physics)

gǔdǐngjī

骨顶鸡

[骨頂雞]

(bird species of China) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)

xīdǐngdēng

吸顶灯

[吸頂燈]

flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)

nádàdǐng

拿大顶

[拿大頂]

to do a handstand

dǐngliángzhù

顶梁柱

[頂梁柱]

pillar
backbone

dǐngniúr

顶牛儿

[頂牛兒]

to push with the forehead
to lock horns
to be at loggerheads

báidǐngjí

白顶䳭

[白頂䳭]

(bird species of China) pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)

Kǎndǐngxiāng

崁顶乡

[崁頂鄉]

Kanting township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

jīdǐnghé

机顶盒

[機頂盒]

set-top box

xiēshāndǐng

歇山顶

[歇山頂]

(East Asian) hip-and-gable roof

báidǐngwú

白顶鹀

[白頂鵐]

(bird species of China) white-capped bunting (Emberiza stewarti)

qiānjīndǐng

千斤顶

[千斤頂]

jack (for lifting weight)

dāndǐnghè

丹顶鹤

[丹頂鶴]

(bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

Píngdǐngshān

平顶山

[平頂山]

Pingdingshan, prefecture-level city in Henan

Yùhuáng Dǐng

玉皇顶

[玉皇頂]

Jade Emperor Peak on Mt Tai in Shandong

hóngdǐngméi

红顶鹛

[紅頂鶥]

(bird species of China) chestnut-capped babbler (Timalia pileata)

báigǔdǐng

白骨顶

[白骨頂]

coot

máowūdǐng

茅屋顶

[茅屋頂]

thatch roof

dǐngjiānjí

顶尖级

[頂尖級]

first class
top
world best

dǐngguāguā

顶刮刮

[頂颳颳]

variant of 頂呱呱／顶呱呱 (dǐngguāguā)

dǐngjiānr

顶尖儿

[頂尖兒]

erhua variant of 頂尖／顶尖 (dǐngjiān)

yuánwūdǐng

圆屋顶

[圓屋頂]

dome

chēdǐngjià

车顶架

[車頂架]

roof rack

duìdǐngjiǎo

对顶角

[對頂角]

angle to the vertical
angle (between two lines or two planes)

dǐngguāguā

顶呱呱

[頂呱呱]

tip-top
excellent
first-rate

Píngdǐngshānshì

平顶山市

[平頂山市]

Pingdingshan, prefecture-level city in Henan

dīdǐngdàlù

堤顶大路

[堤頂大路]

promenade

hēidǐngqíméi

黑顶奇鹛

[黑頂奇鶥]

(bird species of China) black-headed sibia (Heterophasia desgodinsi)

jīndǐngdàijú

金顶戴菊

[金頂戴菊]

goldcrest (Regulus satrapa)

fēngdǐngyíshì

封顶仪式

[封頂儀式]

ceremony of capping the roof (to mark the completion of a building project)

zòngdǐngshùyīng

棕顶树莺

[棕頂樹鶯]

(bird species of China) grey-sided bush warbler (Cettia brunnifrons)

yìngdǐngpǎochē

硬顶跑车

[硬頂跑車]

sports coupé (car)

hóngdǐnglüjiū

红顶绿鸠

[紅頂綠鳩]

(bird species of China) whistling green pigeon (Treron formosae)

duìliúcéngdǐng

对流层顶

[對流層頂]

tropopause
top of troposphere

dǐngmíngmàoxìng

顶名冒姓

[頂名冒姓]

to pretend to be sb else

hēidǐngzàoméi

黑顶噪鹛

[黑頂噪鶥]

(bird species of China) black-faced laughingthrush (Trochalopteron affine)

báidǐngxuán'ōu

白顶玄鸥

[白頂玄鷗]

(bird species of China) brown noddy (Anous stolidus)

tíhúguàndǐng

醍醐灌顶

[醍醐灌頂]

lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom
flawless Buddhist teaching

dǐnglǐmóbài

顶礼膜拜

[頂禮膜拜]

to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)
(fig.) to worship
to bow down to

dǐngtiānlìdì

顶天立地

[頂天立地]

lit. able to support both heaven and earth
of indomitable spirit (idiom)

juédǐngcōngming

绝顶聪明

[絕頂聰明]

highly intelligent; brilliant

màomíngdǐngtì

冒名顶替

[冒名頂替]

to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
to pose under a false name

módǐngfàngzhǒng

摩顶放踵

[摩頂放踵]

to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
to wear oneself out for the general good

zhōngqìcéngdǐng

中气层顶

[中氣層頂]

mesopause
top of mesosphere

zìdǐngxiàngxià

自顶向下

[自頂向下]

top-down

cōngmingjuédǐng

聪明绝顶

[聰明絕頂]

highly intelligent; brilliant

hèdǐngquèméi

褐顶雀鹛

[褐頂雀鶥]

(bird species of China) dusky fulvetta (Alcippe brunnea)

dǐngfēngtíngzhǐ

顶风停止

[頂風停止]

to lie to (facing the wind)

dǐngménzhuànghù

顶门壮户

[頂門壯戶]

to support the family business (idiom)

hēidǐngmáquè

黑顶麻雀

[黑頂麻雀]

(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)

báidǐngxīqú

白顶溪鸲

[白頂溪鴝]

(bird species of China) white-capped redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)

dǐngtóushàngsi

顶头上司

[頂頭上司]

one's immediate superior

hēidǐngwākǒuchī

黑顶蛙口鸱

[黑頂蛙口鴟]

(bird species of China) Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni)

chǐtiáoqiānjīndǐng

齿条千斤顶

[齒條千斤頂]

rack and pinion jack

huángzuǐzhūdǐngquè

黄嘴朱顶雀

[黃嘴朱頂雀]

(bird species of China) twite (Linaria flavirostris)

yèyāqiānjīndǐng

液压千斤顶

[液壓千斤頂]

hydraulic jack

luóxuánqiānjīndǐng

螺旋千斤顶

[螺旋千斤頂]

screw jack

jīndǐngdàijúniǎo

金顶戴菊鸟

[金頂戴菊鳥]

goldcrest (Regulus satrapa)

màomíngdǐngtìzhě

冒名顶替者

[冒名頂替者]

impersonator
impostor

báiyāozhūdǐngquè

白腰朱顶雀

[白腰朱頂雀]

(bird species of China) common redpoll (Acanthis flammea)

chìxiōngzhūdǐngquè

赤胸朱顶雀

[赤胸朱頂雀]

(bird species of China) common linnet (Linaria cannabina)

jíběizhūdǐngquè

极北朱顶雀

[極北朱頂雀]

(bird species of China) Arctic redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)

fùnünéngdǐngbànbiāntiān

妇女能顶半边天

[婦女能頂半邊天]

Woman can hold up half the sky
fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society

sāngèchòupíjiang,dǐnggè Zhūgě Liàng

三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮

[三個臭皮匠，頂個諸葛亮]

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual