懂中文 Dong Chinese

迭

dié

repeatedly

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 失 represents the sound.

Components
辶 meaning component

辶  Meaning component

chuò

  

walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

失 sound component

失  Sound component

shī

  

lose

Evolution

迭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
迭 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
迭 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
迭 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

迭  

dié

repeatedly, frequently; alternately; repeatedly

Most common words with 迭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

迭

alternately

高潮迭起

each new high point replaced by another

更迭

to alternate

忙不迭

hurriedly

迭代

iteration (math.)