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缔

dì

HSK 6 Character Traditional 締

What 缔 means

1. archaicto bind up inextricably
2. bound formto form an enduring union; to establish (an alliance, a friendship, a nation etc)

Words starting with 缔

• 缔造dì zàoto found; to create
• 缔约国dì yuē guósignatory states; countries that are party to a treaty
• 缔结dì jiéto conclude (an agreement)
• 缔约dì yuēto conclude a treaty
• 缔约方dì yuē fāngparty in a contract, treaty etc
• 缔造者dì zào zhěcreator (of a great work); founder

Words containing 缔

• 取缔qǔ dìto suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
• 结缔组织jié dì zǔ zhīconnective tissue

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.

• 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)
• 碲dìtellurium (chemistry)
• 啻chìonly (classical, usually follows negative or question words); (not) just

Characters that look like 缔

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

• 维wéito preserve; to maintain; to hold together
• 综zōng(bound form) to synthesize; to combine; Taiwan pr. zòng
• 雄xióngmale; staminate; grand
• 稀xīsparse; scattered; rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery
• 雏chú(bound form) chick; young bird
• 缛rùadorned; beautiful

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
• 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