CHARACTERS / DI
“di” is 14 characters.
Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.
- 的dīa taxiHSK 1 · TONE 1
- 弟dìyounger brotherHSK 2 · TONE 4
- 第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth")HSK 2 · TONE 4
- 地dìearthHSK 3 · TONE 4
- 低dīlowHSK 4 · TONE 1
- 底dǐbottomHSK 4 · TONE 3
- 敌dí(bound form) enemyHSK 5 · TONE 2
- 滴dīto dripHSK 5 · TONE 1
- 递dìto hand overHSK 5 · TONE 4
- 堤dīdikeHSK 6 · TONE 1
- 帝dìemperorHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 抵dǐto press againstHSK 6 · TONE 3
- 缔dì(archaic) to bind up inextricablyHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 蒂dìstem (of fruit)HSK 6 · TONE 4