蒂 (dì): stem (of fruit)
蒂 (dì) is a Chinese character meaning “stem (of fruit).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 帝 (phonetic). It ranks #1420 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 蒂 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- stem (of fruit)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凯蒂 | kǎi dì | (name) Kitty, Cathy, Katy, Caddy etc |
| 史蒂夫 | shǐ dì fū | Steve (male name) |
| 斯蒂芬 | sī dì fēn | Stephen or Steven (name) |
| 史蒂文 | shǐ dì wén | Steven, Stephen (name) |
| 梵蒂冈 | fàn dì gāng | the Vatican |
| 塞巴斯蒂安 | sài bā sī dì ān | (name) Sebastian |
| 斯蒂文 | sī dì wén | Steven (name) |
| 阴蒂 | yīn dì | clitoris |
| 史蒂文斯 | shǐ dì wén sī | Stephens |
| 罗曼蒂克 | luó màn dì kè | (loanword) romantic |
| 烟蒂 | yān dì | variant of 菸蒂|烟蒂[yan1 di4] |
| 根深蒂固 | gēn shēn dì gù | deep-rooted (problem etc) |
| 克里斯蒂安 | kè lǐ sī dì ān | Kristian or Christian (name) |
| 斯蒂文森 | sī dì wén sēn | Stevenson or Stephenson (name) |
| 玛莎拉蒂 | mǎ shā lā dì | Maserati |
蒂 appears in 51 compound words: 4 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 65 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 蒂 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
things naturally succeed once a suitable time has arrived and conditions are met
synonym of 歸根結底 /归根结底 (guīgēnjiédǐ, “all in all; ultimately it comes down to”)
things naturally succeed once a suitable time has arrived and conditions are met
synonym of 歸根結底 /归根结底 (guīgēnjiédǐ, “all in all; ultimately it comes down to”)
Example Sentences
这个蒂字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě dì zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "蒂" is related to its radical.
杜特蒂律师ICC出庭辩护 称检方无法举证、毒品...
dù tè dì lǜ shī I C C chū tíng biàn hù chèn jiǎn fāng wú fǎ jǔ zhèng , dú pǐn . . .
Duterte's lawyer appeared in court at the ICC to defend himself, saying that the prosecution could not provide evidence, drugs...
俄罗斯运动员亮相米兰-科尔蒂纳冬奥会闭幕式运动员入场仪式
é luó sī yùn dòng yuán liàng xiāng mǐ lán kē ěr dì nà dōng ào huì bì mù shì yùn dòng yuán rù chǎng yí shì
Russian athletes at the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics
...股价因Home Chef与吉娅达·德劳伦蒂斯合作上涨1.75%
. . . gǔ jià yīn H o m e C h e f yǔ jí 娅 dá dé láo lún dì sī gě zuò shàng zhǎng 1 . 7 5
... Shares rose 1.75% on Home Chef's partnership with Giada DeLaurentiis
2026年米兰-科尔蒂纳冬奥会闭幕式正式开始
2 0 2 6 nián mǐ lán kē ěr dì nà dōng ào huì bì mù shì zhèng shì kāi shǐ
The closing ceremony of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics has officially begun
...火足以燎原!永康营业场所角落起火 乱丢菸蒂惹祸
. . . huǒ zú yǐ 燎 yuán ! yǒng kāng yíng yè chǎng suǒ jiǎo luò qǐ huǒ luàn diū 菸 dì rě huò
... Fire is enough to set fire to the plains! A fire broke out in the corner of Yongkang's business premises, and littering cigarette butts caused trouble
贝蒂杀了她的母亲。
Bèi dì shā le tā de mǔqīn.
Betty killed her mother.
吉姆为贝蒂写这封信。
Jí mǔ wèi bèi dì xiě zhè fēng xìn.
Jim wrote the letter for Betty.
史蒂芬递给伊莎贝拉一袋薯片。
Shǐ dì fēn dì gěi yī shā Bèilā yī dài shǔpiàn.
Stefan handed Isabella a bag of chips.
你昨晚睡得好吗，史蒂夫？
Nǐ zuówǎn shuì de hǎo ma, Shǐdìfū?
Did you sleep well last night, Steve?
Character Family
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