Dictionary/第

第

dì

ㄉㄧˋ
HSK 1TOCFL Novice 111 strokestop 20 by use on the map →
1(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth")
2(literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed
3(old) residence of a high official
4(literary) but; however
5(literary) only; just

Etymology

ideographic · Bamboo strips ⺮ arrayed in sequence; 弟 provides the pronunciation

Radical

⺮ · sequence, number; grade, degree; particle prefacing an ordinal

Composition

⿱⺮弟

Writing

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