涤 (dí): to wash, to cleanse
涤 (dí) is a Chinese character meaning “to wash.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 条 (phonetic). It ranks #2845 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 涤 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- to wash
- to cleanse
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 洗涤verb | xǐ dí | to rinse |
| 洗涤剂noun | xǐ dí jì | cleaning agent |
| 涤纶noun | dí lún | polyester fiber |
| 荡涤 | dàng dí | to clean up |
| 涤荡verb | dí dàng | to wash off |
| 洗涤器 | xǐ dí qì | washing appliance |
| 合成洗涤剂 | hé chéng xǐ dí jì | synthetic detergent |
| 涤罪所 | dí zuì suǒ | purgatory (religion) |
| 洗涤间 | xǐ dí jiān | washroom |
| 洗涤机 | xǐ dí jī | washer |
| 耐洗涤性 | nài xǐ dí xìng | washing or color fastness |
| 涤去 | dí qù | to wash off |
| 洗涤灵noun | xǐ dí líng | dishwashing liquid |
| 清涤verb | qīng dí | to rinse |
| 涤除 | dí chú | to wash away |
涤 appears in 28 compound words: 46 as the first character, 21 as the last, and 32 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 涤 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
清晨的涤面波光粼粼，倒映着岸边的柳树。
qīng chén de dí miàn bō guāng 粼 粼 , dǎo yìng zhe àn biān de liǔ shù .
The morning river glistened with ripples, reflecting the willow trees along the shore.
它的织物面料用的是一种格子型的防泼溅涤纶，稍微带有一点光泽感，看上去还蛮时髦的。
tā de zhī wù miàn liào yòng de shì yī zhǒng gé zǐ xíng de fáng pō jiàn dí 纶 , shāo wēi dài yǒu yī diǎn guāng zé gǎn , kàn shàng qù hái mán shí máo de .
The fabric is a checkered, splash-resistant polyester with a slight sheen, giving it a rather stylish look.
《随息居饮食谱》记载：(桃子)补心，活血，生津涤热。
suí xī jū yǐn shí pǔ jì zài : ( táo zǐ ) bǔ xīn , huó xiě , shēng jīn dí rè .
According to *The Dietary Manual of Suixi Ju*: (Peaches) nourish the heart, promote blood circulation, and generate body fluids to clear heat.
有一部分人跟过敏有关，过敏原往往是像金属，或者与一些洗涤剂里面的刺激性物质有关系。
yǒu yī bù fēn rén gēn guò mǐn yǒu guān , guò mǐn yuán wǎng wǎng shì xiàng jīn shǔ , huò zhě yǔ yī xiē xǐ dí jì lǐ miàn de cì jī xìng wù zhì yǒu guān xì .
For some people, the issue is related to allergies; the allergens are often metals or irritating substances found in detergents.
社长观神韵洗涤心灵 愿中国人享有自由
shè cháng guàn shén yùn xǐ dí xīn líng yuàn zhōng guó rén xiǎng yǒu zì yóu
Company President Finds Spiritual Renewal in Shen Yun; Hopes the Chinese People Will Enjoy Freedom
到洗涤槽去帮忙洗碗盘吧！
Dào xǐdícáo qù bāngmáng xǐwǎn pán ba!
Go and help wash up at the sink!
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component
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