翟(zhái)

14 strokes
Readingszháidí

surname Di

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Character information

Pinyin
zhái / dí
Meaning
surname Di; variant of 狄[Di2], generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
Strokes
14
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 翟 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱羽隹

A bird 隹 with a plumed 羽 tail

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

Made of

羽yǔ隹zhuī

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 翟 step by step

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

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Words with 翟

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

mò墨zhái翟

original name of Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3]

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wēi威zhái翟

Wade-Giles (romanization system for Chinese)

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zhái翟zhì志gāng刚

Zhai Zhigang (1966-), Chinese astronaut

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Related characters

From 翟’s common words

墨威志刚

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