In Chinese, we use the Chinese character “ jiɑ̌ ” (甲) 、“ yǐ ” (乙)、“ bǐng ” (丙)、“ dīng ” (丁) to represent sequence, group and grade.
- For sequencing purpose, we use “jiɑ̌” (甲) (A) to represent the best and “ dīng ” (丁) (D) to represent the worst. For grouping purpose, we can also use “jiɑ̌” (甲)、“ yǐ ” (乙)、“ bǐng ” (丙)、 “ dīng ” (丁). However, there is no difference among different groups because these words are only used to group people.
- For example, our school gives a name for each class as the followings: 1A = 一甲; 1B = 一乙; 1C = 一丙; 1D = 一丁. For grading purpose, the Chinese teacher will use 甲、乙、丙、丁 to grade students’ work. If you get 甲 in your assignment, that means you have done an excellent job. If you get 丁 in your assignment, that means you need to work very hard.
