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坻

chí

Character

What 坻 means

1. islet
2. rock in river

Other readings

坻 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• dǐplace name

Words containing 坻

• 宝坻Bǎo dǐBaodi rural district in Tianjin 天津
• 宝坻区Bǎo dǐ qūBaodi rural district in Tianjin 天津

Characters built on 氐

These share the phonetic component 氐 (dǐ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 低dīlow; beneath; to lower (one's head)
• 底dǐbottom; base; background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a…
• 抵dǐto press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand; to be equal to…
• 邸dǐ(bound form) residence of a high-ranking official
• 诋dǐto defame; to slander
• 砥dǐbaffle (pier); whetstone
• 祗zhīrespectful (ly)
• 骶dǐ(bound form) sacrum

Characters that look like 坻

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 姆mǔ(old) female tutor; used in 保姆
• 抵dǐto press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand; to be equal to…
• 玮wěi(reddish jade); precious; rare
• 垣yuánwall
• 珉mínjade-like stone
• 柩jiùbier

Sounds the same

Read chí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 迟late; delayed; slow
• 持to hold; to grasp; to support
• 池pond; reservoir; moat
• 驰to run fast; to speed; to gallop
• 匙spoon
• 弛to unstring a bow; to slacken; to relax
• 篪bamboo flute with 7 or 8 holes
• 踟used in 踟蹰
• 茌used in 茌平
• 蚳ant eggs
• 墀courtyard
• 箎bamboo flute with 8 holes