弟

Character

弟 dì · tì

HSK 1Character2 readings

younger brother

Radical: 弓
Strokes: 7
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 丷弓
Traditional: 弟
Frequency: #591 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

dìMain reading tìRare reading

dì

di4Main readingHSK 1

younger brother CC-CEDICT
junior male CC-CEDICT
I (modest word in letter) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “弟” as dì

弟弟dì diyounger brotherWordHSK 1 兄弟xiōng dìbrothersWordHSK 4 徒弟tú dìa person who learns a job or skill by working with a masterWordHSK 6 子弟zǐ dìa child or young person in a familyWordHSK 7–9 弟子dì zǐa person who learns from and follows a great teacher or masterWordHSK 7–9 仁弟rén dìMy dear young friendWord 令弟lìng dìhonorable little brotherWord 内弟nèi dìwife's younger brotherWord

tì

ti4Reading 2Rare readingUnreviewed

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is dì.

to respect and obey an older brother (as in 孝悌)

Words that use “弟” as tì

恺弟kǎi tìhappy and easygoingVariant of 恺悌WordUnreviewed

Stroke order

Practice writing 弟

Draw “弟” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

我弟弟很喜欢看书。
wǒ dì di hěn xǐ huān kàn shū
My younger brother really likes reading books.
AI-generated sentence
这是我的小弟弟。
zhè shì wǒ de xiǎo dì di
This is my little brother.
AI-generated sentence
弟弟在学中文。
dì di zài xué zhōng wén
My younger brother is learning Chinese.
AI-generated sentence

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Same radical 弓

All characters with 弓 →

彆biè 张zhāng 張zhāng 強qiáng 强qiáng 引yǐn 弹dàn 彈dàn 弗fú 弱ruò 弘hóng 弥mí

弟