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蒂

dì

HSK 6 Character

What 蒂 means

1. stem (of fruit)

Other readings

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

• dìvariant of {蒂|dì}

Example sentences

• 贝蒂杀了她。
  Betty killed her.
• 茱蒂看着我。
  Judy looked at me.
• 晚安，蒂米。
  Good night, Timmy!
• 贝蒂杀了他。
  Betty murdered him.
• 贝蒂开车很快。
  Betty drives fast.
• 贝蒂正在浇花。
  Betty is watering the flowers.

Words starting with 蒂

• 蒂芙尼Dì fú níTiffany & Co. (US luxury jewelry retailer)
• 蒂森克虏伯Dì sēn Kè lǔ bóThyssenKrupp

Words containing 蒂

• 根深蒂固gēn shēn dì gùdeep-rooted (problem etc)
• 斯蒂芬Sī dì fēnStephen or Steven (name)
• 梵蒂冈Fàn dì gāngthe Vatican
• 凯蒂Kǎi dì(name) Kitty, Cathy, Katy, Caddy etc
• 烟蒂yān dìcigarette butt
• 罗曼蒂克luó màn dì kè(loanword) romantic
• 史蒂夫Shǐ dì fūSteve (male name)
• 博蒂bó dìbirdie (one stroke under par in golf)
• 乐蒂Lè DìBetty Loh Ti, Chinese actress
• 萨蒂sà dìsati (illegal Hindu practice)
• 史蒂文Shǐ dì wénSteven, Stephen (name)
• 史蒂文斯Shǐ dì wén sīStephens; Stevens
• 巴斯蒂亚Bā sī dì yàBastia (French town on Corsica island)
• 斯蒂文森Sī dì wén sēnStevenson or Stephenson (name)
• 艾瑞巴蒂ài ruì bā dì(net slang; loanword) everybody
• 克里斯蒂安Kè lǐ sī dì ānKristian or Christian (name)
• 卡斯蒂利亚Kǎ sī dì lì yàCastilla, old Spanish kingdom; modern Spanish provinces of Castilla-Leon and Castilla-La…
• 塞巴斯蒂安Sài bā sī dì ān(name) Sebastian
• 阿特兰蒂斯Ā tè lán dì sīAtlantis
• 克里斯蒂安松Kè lǐ sī dì ān sōngKristiansund (city in Norway)
• 卡斯蒂利亚语Kǎ sī dì lì yà yǔCastilian Spanish
• 归根结蒂guī gēn jié dìultimately; in the final analysis; after all
• 帕尔瓦蒂Pà ěr wǎ dìParvati (Hindu deity, the consort of Shiva)
• 帕瓦罗蒂Pà wǎ luó dìLuciano Pavarotti (1935-2007), Italian operatic tenor

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…
• 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 蒂

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

• 等děngto wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.
• 署shǔoffice; bureau; (Taiwan pr. shù) to sign
• 筝zhēngsee 古筝
• 菁jīngleek flower; lush; luxuriant
• 幂mì(math) power; exponent; to cover with a cloth; cloth cover; veil
• 睪yìto spy out

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
• 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