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羝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
羝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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羝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
羝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
羝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

羝 Stroke Order — How to Write 羝

Stroke Order

羝 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 羊, 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.

羝 Radical and Character Components

Components:羊氐

羝 is a phono-semantic compound: 羊 (sheep) carries the meaning, while 氐 indicates the sound.

Radical: 羊 + 5 more strokes

羝 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • dī

Meanings of 羝 in Chinese

1

dī羝

A male sheep's milk; a metaphor for an impossible event or something that will never happen.
这个项目想在明天完成,简直是羝乳,不可能。
Finishing this project by tomorrow is simply a 'ram's milk' situation, impossible.

Common Words and Phrases with 羝

1
dī羝yáng羊chù触fān藩
A ram caught in a fence, unable to advance or retreat; to be in a dilemma.
他在职业选择上犹豫不决,真有种羝羊触藩的感觉,进退两难。
He was indecisive about his career choice, truly feeling like a ram butting a fence, caught in a dilemma where he could neither advance nor retreat.

More words with 羝

  • dī羝rǔ乳ram's milk, buck's milk

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Questions about 羝

What does 羝 mean in Chinese?

羝 (dī) means “A male sheep's milk” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 羝?

羝 is pronounced dī in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 羝 have?

羝 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 羝?

羝 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 羊. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 羝?

The radical of 羝 is 羊, and 羝 is a phono-semantic compound.

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