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娣

dì

Character

What 娣 means

1. wife of a younger brother

Words starting with 娣

• 娣姒dì sìsisters-in-law (old); various concubines of a husband (old)

Characters built on 弟

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

• 递dìto hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order
• 梯tī(bound form) ladder; stairs
• 剃tìto shave
• 涕tìtears; nasal mucus
• 睇dì(literary) to cast a sidelong glance; (dialect) to see; to look at
• 锑tīantimony (chemistry)
• 鹈tíused in 鹈鹕
• 悌tìto do one's duty as a younger brother

Characters that look like 娣

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

• 婚hūn(bound form) marriage; wedding; (bound form) to marry
• 梯tī(bound form) ladder; stairs
• 姻yīnmarriage connections
• 惨cǎnmiserable; wretched; cruel
• 姨yímother's sister; aunt
• 姘pīnto be a mistress or lover

Sounds the same

Read dì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 地earth; ground; field
• 第(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六…
• 弟younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
• 递to hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order
• 缔(archaic) to bind up inextricably; (bound form) to form an enduring union…
• 帝(bound form) emperor; sovereign; supreme deity
• 蒂stem (of fruit)
• 谛to examine; truth (Buddhism)
• 睇(literary) to cast a sidelong glance; (dialect) to see; to look at
• 棣Kerria japonica
• 的(bound form) bull's-eye; target
• 哋(Cant.) plural for pronouns