啇 (dí): the root or base of a tree (arc…

Meanings

1 the root or base of a tree (archaic)

Characters

啇

dí

root or base of a tree (archaic)

Examples

她从树上摘了几个苹果。

Tā cóng shùshàng zhāi le jǐ gè píngguǒ.

She picked a few apples from the tree.

Tips

history

啇 is archaic and not used independently in modern Chinese. It works as a phonetic component, giving the sound in 摘 (to pick / pluck), 敌 (enemy), 嫡 (main wife / direct line), 滴 (a drop), and 适 (suitable).

Components

semantic

立 lì

to stand; stem top

The top stands for the upright stem or trunk standing above the root in 啇.

ideograph

冂 jiōng

enclosing frame

The hooked frame wraps the mouth element below, picturing the swollen base where the tree meets the ground.

semantic

口 kǒu

rounded base

The 'mouth' square here is the rounded root mass at the foot of the trunk, completing the picture of 啇.

Stroke Order

啇 dí

Related Words

树上 shùshàng #7,395

on a tree; in a tree; up in a tree

蒂 dì #1,941

stem (of a fruit) / base; root / used in transliteration of foreign names

底 dǐ HSK 4 #793

bottom; base; underside / background (of a picture, fabric, design) / foundation; underlying basis / draft; copy kept as record / end (of a year or month) / radix; base (mathematics)

基地 jīdì HSK 5 #2,203

base (military, industrial, etc.) / base of operations

垫底 diàndǐ HSK 7-9 #6,790

to come in last place; to be at the bottom / to serve as a base; to pad the bottom

树叶 shùyè HSK 4 #9,930

tree leaf; tree leaves; foliage

贱 jiàn HSK 7-9 #4,859

cheap / lowly / base / despicable

棕榈 zōnglǘ #5,333

palm tree / palm (plant)

公子 gōngzǐ #5,384

young master / son of a noble or wealthy family / gentleman (archaic/literary)

垒 lěi #2,812

base (in baseball) / rampart / fortress / to pile up