CHARACTERS / DI

“di” is 14 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

  1. 的dīa taxiHSK 1 · TONE 1
  2. 弟dìyounger brotherHSK 2 · TONE 4
  3. 第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth")HSK 2 · TONE 4
  4. 地dìearthHSK 3 · TONE 4
  5. 低dīlowHSK 4 · TONE 1
  6. 底dǐbottomHSK 4 · TONE 3
  7. 敌dí(bound form) enemyHSK 5 · TONE 2
  8. 滴dīto dripHSK 5 · TONE 1
  9. 递dìto hand overHSK 5 · TONE 4
  10. 堤dīdikeHSK 6 · TONE 1
  11. 帝dìemperorHSK 6 · TONE 4
  12. 抵dǐto press againstHSK 6 · TONE 3
  13. 缔dì(archaic) to bind up inextricablyHSK 6 · TONE 4
  14. 蒂dìstem (of fruit)HSK 6 · TONE 4