底(dǐ)

HSK 38 strokes
Readingsdǐde

(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
dǐ / de
Meaning
(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 底 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸广氐

In this compound, the meaning comes from 广 (building); 氐 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

广guǎng氐dī

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 底 step by step

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

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Words with 底

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

dào到dǐ底
HSK 3

finally

Open 到底 page →
nián年dǐ底
HSK 3

the end of the year

Open 年底 page →
dǐ底xià下
HSK 3

the location below sth

Open 底下 page →
gōng功dǐ底
HSK 7-9

training in the basic skills

Open 功底 page →
diàn垫dǐ底
HSK 7-9

to put sth on the bottom

Open 垫底 page →
dǐ底zi子
HSK 7-9

base

Open 底子 page →
jiāo交dǐ底

to fill sb in (on the details of sth); to put all one's cards on the table

Open 交底 page →
bǎo保dǐ底

to break even; to guarantee a minimum (salary etc)

Open 保底 page →

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到年下功垫子交保

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