荻 Stroke Order — How to Write 荻
荻 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 艹, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
荻 Radical and Character Components
荻 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (grass) carries the meaning, while 狄 indicates the sound.
Radical: 艹 + 7 more strokes
荻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- dí
Meanings of 荻 in Chinese
dí荻
Words with 荻
Idioms with 荻
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Open the tool →Questions about 荻
What does 荻 mean in Chinese?
荻 (dí) means “A perennial herbaceous plant growing by water, with long, reed-like leaves, purple autumn flowers, and stalks used for weaving mats” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 荻?
荻 is pronounced dí in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 荻 have?
荻 has 10 strokes.
How do you write 荻?
荻 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 荻?
The radical of 荻 is 艹, and 荻 is a phono-semantic compound.