狄(dí)

7 strokes

surname Di

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Character information

Pinyin
dí
Meaning
surname Di; generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
Strokes
7
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 狄 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰犭火

In this compound, the meaning comes from 犭 (animal); 火 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

犭quǎn火huǒ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 狄 step by step

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

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Words with 狄

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

yí夷dí狄

non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China; barbarians

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lā拉dí狄kè克

Karl Berngardovich Radek (1885-1939), Bolshevik and Comintern leader, first…

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dí狄rén仁jié杰

Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetia…

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é俄dí狄pǔ浦sī斯

Oedipus, hero of the tragedy Oedipus Rex by Athenian dramatist Sophocles

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kāng康niè涅dí狄gé格

Connecticut, US state

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dí狄lā拉kè克

P.A.M. Dirac (1902-1984), British physicist

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dí狄gèng更sī斯

Dickens (name)

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Related characters

From 狄’s common words

夷拉克仁杰俄浦斯

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