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弟 dì

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弟 dì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dì | di4
English translation
younger brother
junior male
I (modest word in letter)
young brother, junior
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tì | ti4
English translation
variant of 悌 tì [tì]

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About 弟 dì

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

弟 dì

Contains the radical

弓 gōng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Etymology of 弟 dì

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Positional decomposition

⿱丷 ha ⿻弓 gōng ？

Explanation

Pictograph of a rope wrapped around a weapon. Relation to current meaning "younger brother" unclear.

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Example sentences using 弟 dì

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四海之内 zhī nèi 皆 jiē 兄弟 xiōngdì .

Within the four seas all men are brothers.

鲍勃比 Bǐ 他 tā 弟弟 dìdi 矮 ǎi .

Bob is shorter than his younger brother.

弟兄 dì xiong 们 men 都 dōu 还 Huán 摊手摊脚地 de 躺 tǎng 在 zài 岩石 yánshí 上 shǎng ,静静养神 yǎng shén .

The men were still sprawled on the rock resting quiet.

他 tā 教 Jiào 他 tā 小 xiǎo 弟弟 dìdi 如何 rúhé 摔跤 shuāi jiāo .

He taught his little brother how to wrestle.

河水 hé shuǐ 就 jiù 如同 rú tóng 我们 wǒmen 的 de 兄弟 xiōngdì ,满足 mǎnzú 了 le 我们的乾渴 kě .

The rivers of our brothers they quench our thirst.

Words with 弟 dì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
兄弟 xiōngdì brothers兄弟 xiōngdì
弟弟 dìdi younger brother弟弟 dìdi
弟 dì junior male弟 dì
弟子 dì zǐ disciple弟子 dì zǐ
老弟 lǎo dì old pal老弟 lǎo dì
小弟 xiǎo dì little brother小弟 xiǎo dì
弟兄 dì xiong brothers弟兄 dì xiong
徒弟 túdì apprentice徒弟 túdì
子弟 zǐ dì child子弟 zǐ dì
表弟 biǎo dì younger male cousin via female line表弟 biǎo dì
师弟 shī dì young disciple (of the same master)師弟
堂弟 táng dì younger male patrilineal cousin堂弟 táng dì
弟兄们 dì xiōng men brothers弟兄們
小弟弟 xiǎo dì di little brother小弟弟 xiǎo dì di
弟妹 dì mèi younger sibling弟妹 dì mèi
贤弟 xián dì worthy little brother賢弟
师兄弟 shī xīng dì fellow apprentices師兄弟
纨绔子弟 wán kù zǐ dì hedonistic son of rich parents紈絝子弟
误人子弟 wù rén zǐ dì to lead people astray誤人子弟
表兄弟 biǎo xiōng dì male cousins via female line表兄弟 biǎo xiōng dì
难兄难弟 nán xiōng nán dì fellow sufferers難兄難弟

弟 dì Decomposition & Compounds

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弟 dì Decomposition

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弟 dì Compounds

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  • 弟 dì
    • 稊 tí
      • 蕛
    • 第 dì , 梯 tī , 递 dì , 剃 tì , 涕 tì , 娣 dì , 鹈 tí , 锑 tī , 鵜 tí , 绨 tí , 睇 dì , 悌 tì , 晜 kūn , 珶 dì , 豑 zhì , 俤 dì , 挮, 焍, 祶, 綈, 罤, 苐, 豒, 銻, 鬀, 鮷
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