懂中文 Dong Chinese

隄

dī

dike

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 是 represents the sound.

Components
阝 meaning component

阝  Meaning component

fù

  

hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

是 sound component

是  Sound component

shì

  

is

Evolution

隄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
隄 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
隄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

隄  

dī

dike, embankment

堤 (隄) 

dī

variant of 堤[dī]

Most common words with 隄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

堤

dike

堤坝

dam

堤防

dike

堤岸

bank

决堤

(of dikes) to collapse