(): flute

() is a Chinese character meaning “flute.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural) and (structural). It ranks #2459 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, a bamboo ⺮ flute 由. Its radical form (bamboo) appears in many related characters such as (xiào, to laugh), (, (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth")), (děng, to wait for).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. flute

Etymology & Origin

ideographicA bamboo ⺮ flute 由

Decomposition: ⿱⺮由 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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2
3
4
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11

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
jǐng dísiren
dí zibamboo flute
cháng dí(Western) concert flute
qì dísteam whistle
fēng díbagpipes
míng díto hoot
zhí dí(Tw) recorder (musical instrument)
dí kǎ ér zuò biāo zhìCartesian coordinate system
dí kǎ érRené Descartes (1596-1650), French philosopher and author of Discours de la méthode 方法論|方法论
dí kǎ ěrRené Descartes (1596-1650) French philosopher
dí shā géGirard Desargues (1591–1661), French geometer
mù dírecorder (musical instrument) (Tw)
mí díBeijing Midi School of Music, est. 1993 (abbr. for 北京迷笛音樂學校|北京迷笛音乐学校)
táo díocarina (musical instrument)
qiāng díQiang flute
18
Total compounds
33
As first character
67
As last character
0
As middle character

appears in 18 compound words: 33 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 0 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

chuī
0.5684,773 co-occurrences
zòu
0.4874,707 co-occurrences
míng
0.450738 co-occurrences
0.4367,152 co-occurrences
0.431408 co-occurrences
0.3952,280 co-occurrences
qín
0.3941,344 co-occurrences
shù
0.394192 co-occurrences
táo
0.390984 co-occurrences
shào
0.385270 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

声悠扬,动人心弦。

Dí shēng yōuyáng, dòng rén xīnxián.

The flute sounds melodious and touching.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

、二胡、琵琶奏响悠扬民乐,“音乐任意门”公益演出准时上演。

zhú dí , èr hú , 琵 琶 zòu xiǎng yōu yáng mín lè , yīn lè rèn yì mén gōng yì yǎn chū zhǔn shí shàng yǎn .

As the melodious sounds of the bamboo flute, erhu, and pipa filled the air, the “Music Portal” charity concert began right on schedule.

IT之家Jul 2026

影片由黄建新监制,章沙执导,黄渤、吴磊、高叶、孙阳领衔主演。

yǐng piàn yóu huáng jiàn xīn jiān zhì , zhāng dí shā zhí dǎo , huáng 渤 , wú lěi , gāo xié , sūn yáng lǐng xián zhǔ yǎn .

The film is executive produced by Huang Jianxin, directed by Zhang Disha, and stars Huang Bo, Wu Lei, Gao Ye, and Sun Yang in the lead roles.

中国新闻网·文化Jul 2026

沙坦言,1970年的叙事希望能呈现出近乎纪录片的写实质感。

zhāng dí shā tǎn yán , 1 9 7 0 nián de xù shì xī wàng néng chéng xiàn chū jìn hū jì lù piàn de xiě shí zhì gǎn .

Zhang Dishatan admitted that he hoped the narrative set in 1970 would have a documentary-like, realistic feel.

IT之家Jul 2026

如果任天堂遵循相同节奏,《时之 重制版》则有望在 10 月或 11 月正式发售。

rú guǒ rèn tiān táng zūn xún xiāng tóng jié zòu , shí zhī dí chóng zhì bǎn zé yǒu wàng zài 1 0 yuè huò 1 1 yuè zhèng shì fā shòu .

If Nintendo follows the same schedule, *Ocarina of Time Remastered* is expected to be officially released in October or November.

少数派Jul 2026

他有一个疑问——长能被带到多高?

tā yǒu yī gè yí wèn — — cháng dí néng bèi dài dào duō gāo ?

He had a question—how high can a flute be taken?

Tatoeba

我想学钢琴,吉它或长

Wǒ xiǎng xué gāngqín, jítā huò chángdí.

I would like to learn to play the piano, guitar or flute.

Tatoeba

鲍伯和玛丽演奏直​​。

Bàobó hé Mǎlì yǎnzòu zhídí ​​.

Bob and Mary play the recorder.

Tatoeba

你会不会教我学吹气风

Nǐ huìbùhuì jiāo wǒ xué chuīqì fēngdí?

Can you teach me how to play the bagpipes?

Tatoeba

我希望你练习了你的长独奏!

Wǒ xīwàng nǐ liànxí le nǐ de chángdí dúzòu!

I hope you practiced your flute solo!

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 笛 (dí) mean in Chinese?
笛 (dí) primarily means "flute." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2459 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 笛 have?
笛 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 笛?
The radical associated with 笛 is 竹 (bamboo). This radical appears in many characters related to bamboo.
What are the components of 笛?
笛 is composed of: ⺮ (structural), 由 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱⺮由 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 笛?
Common words with 笛 include: 警笛 (jǐng dí, "siren"); 笛子 (dí zi, "bamboo flute"); 长笛 (cháng dí, "(Western) concert flute"); 汽笛 (qì dí, "steam whistle"); 风笛 (fēng dí, "bagpipes"). There are over 18 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 笛 (dí)?
Several characters share the pronunciation dí: 地 (earth, ground), 第 ((prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth")), 帝 (emperor), 低 (low), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 笛 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 笛 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.