懂中文 Dong Chinese

諦

dì

careful

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 帝 represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

言  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

帝 sound component

帝  Sound component

dì

  

supreme ruler

Evolution

諦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
諦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

谛 (諦) 

dì

careful, attentive; to examine; truth (Buddhism)

Most common words with 諦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

真谛

the real meaning

谛

to examine

谛听

to listen carefully

谛视

to look carefully