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The Chinese word di - 第 - dì
( ordinal )

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

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English translations

ordinal , a prefix indicating order, the residence of a high official

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 第 ( dì ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
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Chinese characters ( di / dì ) with pronunciation (English translation: <i>ordinal </i> )
The traditional Chinese characters of dì are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Topic
Numbers and Mathematics
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Character complexity
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第 is composed of 11 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

number one  |  the sixth sense  |  turns numbers (one, two,..) into ordinals (first, second,...)
第 ( di / dì ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 163)
Chinese example words containing the character 第 ( di / dì )
安第斯山 ( Āndìsīshān = Andes ), 第一 ( dìyī = first ), 印第安纳波利斯 ( Yìn dì ān nà bō lì sī = Indianapolis )
Other characters that are pronounced dì in Chinese
地 (soil) , 弟 (younger brother) , 帝 (monarch) , 递 (to hand over) , 蒂 (base of a fruit or flower)

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