de = d + e5
(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
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= di + Ø3
background / bottom / base / end (of the month, year etc) / remnants / (math.) radix / base
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How to pronounce 底

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

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+ e5 final

On the elevator’s roof.

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= di initial

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

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+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

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底 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
广
yǎn = y + an3
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
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wide / numerous / to spread
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= di + Ø1
name of an ancient tribe
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= di + Ø3
foundation / on the whole
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Characters with 底 as component

= di + Ø3
stibene
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Words with 底

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finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last
thorough / thoroughly / complete
the location below sth / afterwards

Sentences with 底

底 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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