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丁 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.
male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1]; fourth (used like "4" or "D")
used in 丁丁[zheng1 zheng1]
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number of people in a family
tiny bit
new addition to a family
chitin
Latin
adult male
forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
T-shaped
diced meat
diced chicken meat
Notice where 丁 sits in each complete thought.
It doesn't match the Latin one.
Source: Tatoeba #6677997 · CC BY 2.0 FRTell your sister her thong is showing.
Source: Tatoeba #6080281 · CC BY 2.0 FRLatin is not at all easy to learn.
Source: Tatoeba #9991932 · CC BY 2.0 FRI am going to start learning Latin.
Source: Tatoeba #9144923 · CC BY 2.0 FRLatin is a dead language.
Source: Tatoeba #379352 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.