缔 (dì): (archaic) to bind up inextricably, (bound form) to form an enduring union, to establish (an alliance, a friendship, a nation etc)
缔 (dì) is a Chinese character meaning “(archaic) to bind up inextricably.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 帝 (phonetic). It ranks #2554 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 缔 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- (archaic) to bind up inextricably
- (bound form) to form an enduring union
- to establish (an alliance, a friendship, a nation etc)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 缔造verb | dì zào | to found |
| 取缔verb | qǔ dì | to suppress |
| 缔造者 | dì zào zhě | creator (of a great work) |
| 缔结verb | dì jié | to conclude (an agreement) |
| 结缔组织noun | jié dì zǔ zhī | connective tissue |
| 缔约方 | dì yuē fāng | party in a contract, treaty etc |
| 缔约国noun | dì yuē guó | signatory states |
| 缔约verb | dì yuē | to conclude a treaty |
缔 appears in 8 compound words: 75 as the first character, 13 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 缔 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
缔字在日常生活中使用频率较低。
dì zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .
The character "缔" is not frequently used in everyday life.
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Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 纟 (thread) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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