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狄
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tribe from northern china

HSK 10
Abstract →Time
dí
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Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 火 represents the sound.
Components
犭 dog (side)+ 火 fire =
狄 tribe from northern china
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog (side)
dog
犭 is a component form of 犬.
火 Phonetic component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
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Notes
Similar Characters
犯 criminal犰 armadillo犴 a wild dog犷 rude (simp)犸 mammoth (simp)犹 similar (simp)狁 a tribe of狂 crazy狃 to covet狈 animal (simp)狉 fox-cub狍 species狎 be familiar with狐 fox狒 baboon狗 dog狙 an ape狞 ferocious appearance (simp)狠 ruthless狡 sly
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
狄
Regular
Modern
Chinese
狄 [Dí]
surname Di; generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
狄 [dí]
low ranking public official (old)
Japanese
狄 てき 同音
noun historical Di people (Zhou dynasty term for non-ethnic Chinese to the north)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (29)
康涅狄格州 [Kāng​niè​dí​gé​zhōu] #15,824
Connecticut, US state
狄仁杰 [Dí​Rén​jié] #37,831
Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends
狄仁杰 [Dí​Rén​jié] #37,831
Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends
狄更斯 [Dí​gēng​sī] #19,306
Dickens (name)
康涅狄格 [Kāng​niè​dí​gé] #18,586
Connecticut, US state
狄拉克 [Dí​lā​kè] #61,295
P.A.M. Dirac (1902-1984), British physicist
查尔斯·狄更斯 [Chá​'ěr​sī​· ​Dí​gēng​sī] #39,936
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
查尔斯·狄更斯 [Chá​'ěr​sī​· ​Dí​gēng​sī] #39,936
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
俄狄浦斯 [E​dí​pǔ​sī]
Oedipus, hero of tragedy by Athenian dramatist Sophocles
俄狄浦斯期 [é​dí​pǔ​sī​qī]
oedipal phase (psychology)
19 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
夷狄 [いてき] #73,720
barbarians
北狄 [ほくてき]
Northern Di people (Zhou dynasty term for non-ethnic Chinese to the north)
夷蛮戎狄 [いばんじゅうてき]
the barbarians beyond the borders of old China