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啇

dì

stalk, stem, root

Originally the same character as 啻. Phonosemantic compound. 帝 represents the sound and 口 represents the meaning.

Components
帝 sound component

帝  Sound component

dì

  

supreme ruler

口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

Definitions

啇  

dì

to stalk; the stem; the foot; the base

Component uses

Sound component in 7 characters (1 verified)

摘 滴 嘀 嫡 謫 谪 镝

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*teːɡ

tek̚

dì

tree roots


Miscellaneous

Strokes

11

Unicode

U+5547


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