嫡(dí)

14 strokes

(bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine…

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Character information

Pinyin
dí
Meaning
(bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶[shu4])
Strokes
14
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 嫡 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰女啇

In this compound, the meaning comes from 女 (woman); 啇 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

女nǚ啇dí

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 嫡 step by step

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

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Words with 嫡

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

dí嫡chuán传

handed down in a direct line from the founder

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dí嫡chū出

born of the wife (i.e. not of a concubine)

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dí嫡táng堂

having the same paternal grandfather but different father

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dí嫡xì系

direct line of descent

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Related characters

From 嫡’s common words

传出堂系

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