= di + Ø2
surname Di / generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
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= di + Ø2
low ranking public official (old)
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How to pronounce 狄

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.

= di initial

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

狄 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
quǎn = qu + an3
three-stroke form of Kangxi radical 94 犬[quan3]
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huǒ = hu + o3
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
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Characters with 狄 as component

= di + Ø2
Anaphalis yedoensis (pearly everlasting reed) / used in Japanese names with phonetic value Ogi
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= ti + Ø4
far
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= ti + Ø4
respect, regard / to stand in awe of, to be alarmed
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Words with 狄

Dickens (name) / Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist

Sentences with 狄

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