dì
俤
variant of 弟; used in personal names
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
variant of 弟 (dì), used in personal names
Traditionally used in female given names (e.g., 招娣 Zhāodì), often expressing a wish for a younger brother. Not used as an independent word in modern standard Chinese.
Tā她
de的
míng名
zì字
jiào叫
Zhāo招
Dì娣
。
Her name is Zhaodi.
Gǔ古
rén人
qǔ取
míng名
shí时
cháng常
yòng用
Dì娣
zì字
。
Ancient people often used the character Di when choosing names.