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CHINESE CHARACTER

dì

第

第

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ordinal prefix (the)

Numbered pinyin
di4
English meanings
mansion, stadium, decker, det.: marker of ordinal numerals, abomasum, residence

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top ⺮; bottom 弟.

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

Decomposition reference

⿱⺮弟

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

    wǒ我shì是dì第yī一míng名。

    I'm first place.

  2. 02

    zhè这shì是dì第sān三cì次le了。

    This is the third time.

  3. 03

    qǐng请fān翻dào到dì第èr二shí十yè页。

    Please turn to page twenty.

  4. 04

    tā他shì是dì第wǔ五gè个dào到de的。

    He arrived fifth.

  5. 05

    dì第yī一kè课hěn很jiǎndān简单。

    Lesson one is simple.

  6. 06

    zhè这shì是wǒ我dì第yī一cì次zuò坐fēijī飞机。

    This is my first time on a plane.

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