Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

stem (of fruit)

Chinese: 花或果实连接枝茎的部分。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “di” becomes a different word in each tone. 蒂 is the 4th 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

  • 根深蒂固gēn shēn dì gùdeep-rooted (problem etc)
  • 博蒂bó dìbirdie (one stroke under par in golf)
  • 烟蒂yān dìcigarette butt
  • 阴蒂yīn dìclitoris
  • 萨蒂sà dìsati (illegal Hindu practice)

Example Sentence

这个苹果的蒂还连着一片小叶子。Zhè ge píng guǒ de dì hái lián zhe yí piàn xiǎo yè zi.The stem of this apple still has a small leaf attached.

这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this苹果píng guǒApple (American tech compadeofstem (of fruit)háistillliánto linkzhe(ongoing action)onepiàndiskxiǎosmall叶子yè zileaf (CL:片)