Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 是 represents the sound. Simplified form of 隄.
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Historical Evolution
堤
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
堤
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
堤
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
堤
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
堤
Regular
Modern
Chinese
堤 [dī]
dike; Taiwan pr. [tí]
Japanese
bank; embankment; dike
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
堤 さげ
Sage surname
堤 さだ
Sada surname
堤 つずみ
Tsuzumi surname
堤 つつみ
Tsutsumi place namesurnamefemale given name
堤 つつみざき
Tsutsumizaki surname
堤 つつむ
Tsutsumu surname
堤 つづみ
Tsuzumi surname
堤 てい
Tei surname
CHINESE WORDS (16)
堤坝 [dībà] #39,800
dam
堤坝 [dībà] #39,800
dam
堤防 [dīfáng] #51,237
dike
堤岸 [dī'àn] #37,992
embankment
决堤 [juédī] #47,019
(of a watercourse) to breach its dike
防波堤 [fángbōdī] #36,367
breakwater
海堤 [hǎidī] #64,755
levee
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 [qiānlǐzhīdī, kuìyúyǐxué]
an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 [qiānlǐzhīdī, kuìyúyǐxué]
an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
堤拉米苏 [dīlāmǐsū]
tiramisu (loanword)
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JAPANESE WORDS (28)
⭐ 提出 [ていしゅつ] #2,975
presentation (of documents)
⭐ 堤防 [ていぼう] #21,247
bank
⭐ 防波堤 [ぼうはてい] #28,411
breakwater
⭐ 手提げ [てさげ] #45,395
handbag
土堤 [どでい] #66,712
embankment made of earth
突堤 [とってい] #77,722
jetty
防潮堤 [ぼうちょうてい] #118,857
tide embankment
堤防を築く [ていぼうをきずく] #119,566
to construct an embankment
堰堤 [えんてい] #131,004
dam
築堤 [ちくてい] #140,198
embankment
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