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笛 Stroke Order — How to Write 笛

Stroke Order

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

笛 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺮由

笛 is an ideographic compound. A bamboo ⺮ flute 由.

Radical: ⺮ + 5 more strokes

笛 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • dí

Meanings of 笛 in Chinese

1

dí笛

A type of wind instrument, typically a bamboo flute with eight holes, played horizontally.
小明喜欢吹笛子,他常常在公园里练习。
Xiao Ming enjoys playing the flute, and he often practices in the park.
A sharp-sounding instrument, such as a whistle or a siren, used for signaling or warning.
火车鸣笛,提醒乘客上车。
The train whistled, reminding passengers to board.

Common Words and Phrases with 笛

1
dí笛kǎ卡ér儿zuò坐biāo标
A coordinate system that uniquely specifies each point in a plane or space by a set of numerical coordinates, which are the signed distances from two or three perpendicular axes.
我们可以利用笛卡儿坐标系统来精确地表示平面上一个点的位置。
We can use the Cartesian coordinate system to precisely represent the position of a point on a plane.

More words with 笛

  • míng鸣dí笛honk, sound the horn
  • bí鼻dí笛nose flute
  • duǎn短dí笛piccolo
  • lú芦dí笛reed flute, reed pipe
  • qì汽dí笛whistle, steam whistle
  • qiāng羌dí笛Qiang flute
  • shào哨dí笛tin whistle, penny whistle
  • zhú竹dí笛bamboo flute, dizi
  • hào号dí笛whistle, pipe
  • jǐng警dí笛siren
  • dí笛zi子flute, dizi
  • dí笛shēng声flute sound, flutemusic
  • cháng长dí笛flute
  • jǐng警dí笛shēng声siren sound, police siren
  • qì汽dí笛shēng声whistle, siren
  • dí笛ká卡ěr尔Descartes
  • háo号dí笛shēng声Bugle call, Horn sound
  • qiāng羌dí笛shēng声Sound of Qiang flute, Qiang flute sound
  • chún鹑shào哨chún鹑dí笛quail whistle, quail pipe

Idioms with 笛

  • pǐn品xiāo箫nòng弄dí笛play xiao and dizi

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Questions about 笛

What does 笛 mean in Chinese?

笛 (dí) means “A type of wind instrument” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 笛?

笛 is pronounced dí in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 笛 have?

笛 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 笛?

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

What is the radical of 笛?

The radical of 笛 is ⺮, and 笛 is an ideographic compound.

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