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1.

Animated Stroke Order 底

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How to write 底 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 底

底 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

底

氐base

底=

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4.

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5.

How to Use 底

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 底 works in context.

Bottom and underneath

底 (dǐ) marks the lower position of something or the final part of a time period.

底下 • dǐ xia • the location below sth • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 底

HSK words that contain this character.

到底 • dào dǐ • in the end

HSK 4

dào到

dǐ

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 底 is used in context

nǐ你

dào到

dǐ底

xiǎng想

shuō说

shén什

Information

Pinyindǐ

Meaningbottom

Strokes8

Radical广

Traditional底

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#805

Zhuyinㄉㄧˇ

UnicodeU+5E95

CangjieIHPM

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广shelter

+氐base

The shelter (广) at the bottom (氐) — the base or foundation of something.

dǐ底

xia下

the location below sth

年底 • nián dǐ • the end of the year • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

nián年

dǐ底

the end of the year

Core and foundation

底 (dǐ) refers to the essential base, deep content, or lowest limit of something.

功底 • gōng dǐ • Foundation / skills • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gōng功

dǐ底

Foundation / skills

底子 • dǐ zi • Foundation / Basis • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dǐ底

zi子

Foundation / Basis

底蕴 • dǐ yùn • Bottom line / Essence • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dǐ底

yùn蕴

Bottom line / Essence

底线 • dǐ xiàn • Bottom line / Baseline • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dǐ底

xiàn线

Bottom line / Baseline

底

in the end

彻底 • chè dǐ • thorough

HSK 5

chè彻

dǐ底

thorough

心底 • xīn dǐ • bottom of one's heart; innermost feelings

HSK 3.0 · L6

xīn心

dǐ底

bottom of one's heart; innermost feelings

归根到底 • guī gēn dào dǐ • in the final analysis; in the long run

HSK 6

guī归

gēn根

dào到

dǐ底

in the final analysis; in the long run

垫底 • diàn dǐ • Bottom / lowest level

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

diàn垫

dǐ底

Bottom / lowest level

底层 • dǐ céng • Bottom layer / Underclass

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dǐ底

céng层

Bottom layer / Underclass

me么

？

What exactly do you want to say?

wǒ我

men们

yuè月

dǐ底

yào要

qù去

lǚ旅

xíng行

。

We are going to travel at the end of the month.

bēi杯

zi子

de的

dǐ底

pò破

le了

，

shuǐ水

dōu都

lòu漏

chū出

lái来

le了

。

The bottom of the cup is broken, and all the water has leaked out.

hǎi海

dǐ底

yǒu有

xǔ许

duō多

měi美

lì丽

de的

shān珊

hú瑚

。

There are many beautiful corals on the seabed.

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