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睇

dì

Character

What 睇 means

1. literaryto cast a sidelong glance
2. dialectto see; to look at

Words containing 睇

• 凝睇níng dìto gaze intently; to stare at
• 好睇hǎo dìgood-looking (Cantonese)

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
• 锑tīantimony (chemistry)
• 娣dìwife of a younger brother
• 鹈tíused in 鹈鹕
• 悌tìto do one's duty as a younger brother

Characters that look like 睇

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

• 眼yǎneye; (often used with 一; small hole
• 梯tī(bound form) ladder; stairs
• 稀xīsparse; scattered; rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery
• 睁zhēngto open (one's eyes)
• 睫jiéeyelashes
• 锑tīantimony (chemistry)

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)
• 娣wife of a younger brother
• 棣Kerria japonica
• 的(bound form) bull's-eye; target
• 哋(Cant.) plural for pronouns