底

dǐ

HSK 33 readings

Other characters with the syllable di: see all 16 →

Meaning

(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
bottom; base
background; foundation

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copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record
suffixend of a year or month
(math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3 shu4])

Example

坚持到底！

Stiff upper lip!

From 到底 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

dǐbottom; base / background; foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數|底数)
de(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 底

到底dàodǐfinallyHSK 3 底下dǐxiathe location below sthHSK 3 年底niándǐthe end of the yearHSK 3 彻底chèdǐthoroughHSK 4 月底yuèdǐend of the monthHSK 4 海底hǎidǐseabed; seafloor; bottom of the oceanHSK 6 底层dǐcéngground floor; first floorHSK 7-9 底线dǐxiànbottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to acceptHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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