谛 (dì): to examine carefully

Meanings

1 to examine carefully
2 truth (in Buddhism)

Characters

谛

dì

to examine carefully; truth

Examples

他谛听着，每一个字都听进了心里。

Tā dìtīng zhe, měi yí gè zì dōu tīng jìn le xīnli.

He listened carefully and grasped every word.

四谛是佛教的核心教义。

Sìdì shì Fójiào de héxīn jiàoyì.

The Four Noble Truths are a core teaching of Buddhism.

Tips

usage

谛 appears in 谛听 (谛听, 'to listen attentively') and 真谛 (真谛, 'the true essence / real meaning'). In Buddhism 四谛 (四谛) names the Four Noble Truths.

Components

radical

讠 yán

speech; words

讠 is the left-side form of the speech radical 言. Examining a matter closely and stating its essence is done through careful words, so the speech radical fits.

phonetic

帝 dì

emperor; phonetic

帝 supplies the sound dì directly, with no tone shift. It contributes pronunciation only.

Stroke Order

谛 dì

Related Words

真谛 zhēndì #12,832

true meaning / true essence / ultimate truth

四圣谛 sìshèngdì

the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)

真心话 zhēnxīnhuà #8,568

heartfelt words; honest truth; words from the heart / truth (in the game 'truth or dare')

真话 zhēnhuà #4,796

truth / honest words / the truth

真理 zhēnlǐ HSK 5 #5,085

truth; universal truth / a fundamental principle

检验 jiǎnyàn HSK 5 #4,850

to inspect; to examine; to test / inspection; examination

核 hé HSK 7-9 #4,604

pit (of a fruit) / nucleus; core / nuclear / to examine; to verify

查看 chákàn HSK 6 #3,865

to examine; to check; to inspect; to look over

实话实说 shíhuà-shíshuō HSK 7-9 #5,310

to tell the truth / to speak frankly / to call a spade a spade

审讯 shěnxùn #3,480

to interrogate / to try (a case) / to examine (a prisoner)