弟(dì)

HSK 17 strokes
Readingsdìtìtuí

younger brother

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Character information

Pinyin
dì / tì / tuí
Meaning
younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 弟 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱丷⿻弓？

Made of

丷bā弓gōng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 弟 step by step

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

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Words with 弟

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

dì弟di弟
HSK 1

younger brother

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xiōng兄dì弟
HSK 4

brothers; younger brother; CL:个; I, me (humble term used by men in p…

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tú徒dì弟
HSK 6

apprentice

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zǐ子dì弟
HSK 7-9

child

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dì弟zǐ子
HSK 7-9

disciple; follower

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rén仁dì弟

(honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend

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lìng令dì弟

honorable little brother

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xiōng兄dì弟xì阋qiáng墙

internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself

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一七三上下不东两

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兄徒子仁令阋墙

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