(dié)

13 strokes

(official) document

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
dié
Meaning
(official) document; dispatch
Strokes
13
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰片枼

Flat 片 pages 片 of wood

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
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  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dié

Buddhist or Taoist ordination certificate issued by government

Open 度牒 page →
jièdié

Buddhist or Taoist ordination certificate issued by monastic authorities

Open 戒牒 page →
wéndié

official document

Open 文牒 page →
tōngdié

diplomatic note

Open 通牒 page →

Related characters

From ’s common words

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