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第 dì — “(makes 'first, second…')”
How to write and say the Chinese character 第 (dì), which means (makes 'first, second…') — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Numbers & counting.
Pinyin · 拼音 dì
Meaning · 意思 (makes 'first, second…')
Strokes · 笔画 11
Radical · 部首 ⺮ (bamboo)
Hear it · 听发音
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
第一
number one, first
Example sentence例句
我得了第一名。
I came first!
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