Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced die
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced die, including 跌 diē, 爹 diē, 叠 dié, 蝶 dié, 谍 dié. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
Build die by sliding from d straight into ie; the tone rides over the joined sound, so treat it as one unit.
Initial d
Start the syllable on the initial d, then run straight into the final ie — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ie
Settle the final ie into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (跌 diē, 爹 diē, 叠 dié, 蝶 dié, 谍 dié) and lock in their tones. 5 common characters share the sound die, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
die turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 跌, 爹 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 叠, 蝶, 谍 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing die inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
5 common characters in this group.