懂中文 Dong Chinese

谛

dì

careful

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 帝 represents the sound. Simplified form of 諦.

Components
讠 meaning component

讠  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

帝 sound component

帝  Sound component

dì

  

supreme ruler

Evolution

谛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
谛 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
谛 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

谛 (諦) 

dì

careful, attentive; to examine; truth (Buddhism)

Most common words with 谛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

真谛

the real meaning

谛

to examine

谛听

to listen carefully

谛视

to look carefully