dì
fruit stem
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 帝 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution

Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 蒂
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
stem (of fruit) | ||
(name) Kitty, Cathy, Katy, Caddy etc | ||
Steve (male name) | ||
deep-rooted (problem etc) | ||
Stephen or Steven (name) |
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