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— “(makes 'first, second…')”

How to write and say the Chinese character (dì), which means (makes 'first, second…') — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Numbers & counting.

Pinyin · 拼音
Meaning · 意思 (makes 'first, second…')
Strokes · 笔画 11
Radical · 部首 (bamboo)
Hear it · 听发音
Watch it drawn stroke by stroke →

Stroke order笔顺

第 is written with 11 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

Picture it: bamboo strips ⺮ arrayed in sequence; 弟 provides the pronunciation.

A common word常用词

number one, first

Example sentence例句

lemíng

I came first!

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