谛 (dì): to examine carefully

Meanings

1 to examine carefully
2 truth (in Buddhism)

Characters

谛

dì

to examine carefully; truth

Examples

HSK 3

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.

HSK 7-9

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 ('to listen attentively') and 真谛 ('the true essence / real meaning'). In Buddhism 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)