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弟

dì

HSK 2 Character

What 弟 means

1. younger brother
2. junior male
3. I (modest word in letter)

Other readings

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

• tìvariant of {悌|tì}

Example sentences

• 我有兄弟。
  I have brothers.
• 你有兄弟吗？
  Do you have any brothers?
• 他是我兄弟。
  He is my brother.
• 我的兄弟们！
  My brothers!
• 他是我弟弟。
  He's my younger brother.
• 你有弟弟吗？
  Do you have younger brothers?

Words starting with 弟

• 弟弟dì diyounger brother
• 弟子dì zǐdisciple; follower
• 弟兄dì xiongbrothers; comrade
• 弟妹dì mèiyounger sibling; younger brother's wife
• 弟媳dì xíyounger brother's wife; sister-in-law
• 弟妇dì fùyounger brother's wife; sister-in-law
• 弟兄们dì xiōng menbrothers; comrades; men

Words containing 弟

• 兄弟xiōng dìbrothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
• 徒弟tú dìapprentice; disciple
• 小弟xiǎo dìlittle brother; I, your little brother (humble)
• 子弟zǐ dìchild; the younger generation
• 表弟biǎo dìyounger male cousin through a female relative
• 老弟lǎo dì(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my…
• 师弟shī dìyoung disciple (of the same master); younger or junior male schoolmate
• 学弟xué dìjunior or younger male schoolmate
• 堂弟táng dìyounger male patrilineal cousin
• 师兄弟shī xiōng dìmale fellow disciples; fellow apprentices
• 贤弟xián dìworthy little brother
• 误人子弟wù rén zǐ dì(of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress…
• 令弟lìng dìhonorable little brother
• 内弟nèi dìwife's younger brother
• 家弟jiā dì(polite) my younger brother
• 盟弟méng dìjunior partner in sworn brotherhood
• 继弟jì dìyounger stepbrother
• 舍弟shè dì(humble) my younger brother
• 阿弟ā dìyounger brother
• 厂弟chǎng dì(derog.) young man who works in a factory
• 小弟弟xiǎo dì dilittle brother; little boy; (colloquial) penis
• 故家子弟gù jiā zǐ dìdescended from an old family
• 关门弟子guān mén dì zǐlast disciple of a master
• 迷弟mí dì(slang) fanboy

Characters that look like 弟

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

• 并bìngand; furthermore; also
• 再zàiagain; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more
• 画huàto draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划
• 昂ángto lift; to raise; to raise one's head
• 沸fèito boil
• 劵juànold variant of 倦

Sounds the same

Read dì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 地earth; ground; field
• 第(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六…
• 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)
• 娣wife of a younger brother
• 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