堤

dī

dike

Radical: 土 Strokes: 12 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔壁垂境

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Character Decomposition

堤=土+是

Etymology

earth

Meanings

dike

Taiwan pr. tí

dī

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Words with 堤 53 total

embankment · bank · levee堤岸dī àn dam · dike堤坝dī bà dike · embankment · levee堤防dī fáng

Idioms with 堤 8 total Chain

see 千里之堤，，溃于蚁穴千里之堤，毁于蚁穴qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué (lit.) an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom) · (fig.) huge damage may result from a moment's negligence千里之堤，溃于蚁穴qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué