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碲

dì

Character

What 碲 means

1. tellurium (chemistry)

Characters built on 帝

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

• 缔dì(archaic) to bind up inextricably; (bound form) to form an enduring union…
• 蒂dìstem (of fruit)
• 蹄tíhoof; pig's trotters
• 啼tí(bound form) to cry; to weep loudly; (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot…
• 谛dìto examine; truth (Buddhism)
• 啻chìonly (classical, usually follows negative or question words); (not) just

Characters that look like 碲

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

• 碍àito hinder; to obstruct; to block
• 睹dǔto observe; to see
• 磅bàngscale (instrument for weighing); to weigh; (loanword) pound…
• 辟pìpenal law; variant of 辟
• 碟diédish; plate
• 碘diǎniodine (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
• 睇(literary) to cast a sidelong glance; (dialect) to see; to look at
• 棣Kerria japonica
• 的(bound form) bull's-eye; target