CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- di1
- English meanings
- dike, Taiwan pr. [ti2], variant of 堤[di1]
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 土; right 是.
Meaning & sound clues
土 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “earth”.
是 is identified as the sound component (shì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 堤.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
lower
emperor; god
end
younger brother
resist; reach
enemy; oppose
wash; cleanse
a drop
whetstone; sharpen
flute; whistle
ordinal prefix (the)
form; conclude; establish
fruit stem; base
truth; attentively
guide; enlighten
to hand over
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