弟

dì

HSK 14 readings

“Younger brother” in Chinese is 弟 (dì).

Other characters with the syllable di: see all 16 →

Meaning

younger brother
junior male
I (modest word in letter)

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variant of 悌[ti4]

Example

弟弟出去了。

My little brother has gone out.

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

Readings

dìyounger brother / junior male / I (modest word in letter)
tìvariant of 悌
tuívariant of 颓 (to decline) (archaic)

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 弟

弟弟dìdiyounger brotherHSK 1 兄弟xiōngdìbrothersHSK 4 徒弟túdìapprenticeHSK 6 弟子dìzǐdisciple; followerHSK 7-9 子弟zǐdìchildHSK 7-9

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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