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娣
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younger

HSK 10
Human →Relations →Family
dì
テイ、ダイ
いもうと、おば
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 弟 represents the sound.
Components
女 woman+ 弟 younger brother =
娣 younger
女 Meaning component
nǚ woman
woman, girl
弟 Phonetic component
dì younger brother
young brother
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Notes
Similar Characters
佞 glib囡 one's daughter奶 milk奸 crafty她 she奼 colorful (trad)好 good妁 act as go-between妄 absurd妆 adorn (simp)妈 mama (simp)妊 conceive妍 seductive妒 jealous of妓 prostitute妖 bewitching妗 wife of mother's brother妙 wonderful妝 put on makeup (trad)妞 girl
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
娣
Regular
Modern
Chinese
娣 [dì]
wife of a younger brother
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
娣姒 [dì​sì]
sisters-in-law (old)