Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(surname); barbarians; name of a tribe

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “di” becomes a different word in each tone. 狄 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 狄更斯dí gēng sīDickens (name); Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
  • 拉狄克lā dí kèKarl Berngardovich Radek (1885-1939), Bolshevik and Comintern leader, first president of Moscow Sun Yat-sen University, died in prison during Stalin's purges
  • 狄拉克dí lā kèP.A.M. Dirac (1902-1984), British physicist
  • 狄公案dí gōng ànDee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁杰 as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee
  • 狄奥多dí ào duōTheodor (name)

Example Sentence

狄仁杰是唐代一位有名的官员。Dí Rén jié shì Táng dài yí wèi yǒu míng de guān yuán.Di Renjie was a famous official of the Tang Dynasty.

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