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CHINESE CHARACTER

dié

叠

叠

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to fold

Numbered pinyin
die2
English meanings
to fold, to fold over in layers, to furl, to layer, to pile up, to repeat, to duplicate

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 叒; bottom 冝.

  • Top

    叒
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  • Bottom

    冝
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱叒冝

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    dié叠yīfu衣服。

    Fold clothes.

  2. 02

    dié叠qǐlai起来。

    Stack them up.

  3. 03

    dié叠zhǐ纸chuán船。

    Fold a paper boat.

  4. 04

    céng层céng层dié叠dié叠。

    Layer upon layer.

  5. 05

    zhěnglǐ整理zhěngqí整齐。

    Neat and tidy.

  6. 06

    yòngxīn用心zhěnglǐ整理。

    Organize carefully.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 折叠
  • 重叠