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Phonetic Radical of Chinese Symbols (Lesson Ten)

Phonetic Radical Index

 

pinyin: dī, an ethnic minority in the west of ancient China; another pinyin of it is dǐ, means foundation.

 

Examples:

低

pinyin: dī; antonym of "高", means low.

Chinese phrase: 低头 dī tóu - lower one's head

低地 dī dì - lowland

抵

pinyin: dǐ; meaning: support, sustain

Chinese phrase: 抵挡 dǐ dǎng - withstand

抵达 dǐ dá - reach

底

pinyin: dǐ; meaning: bottom

Chinese phrase: 海底 hǎi dǐ - the bottom of the sea

月底 yuè dǐ - the end of a month

 

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