sequence prefix (ordinal number marker)
Animated Stroke Order 第
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HSK Vocabulary: 第
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 第 is used in context
1
tā他
zài在
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
huò获
dé得
le了
dì第
yī一
míng名
。
He won first place in the competition.
2
xué学
shēng生
men们
àn按
cì次
dì第
jìn进
rù入
jiào教
shì室
。
The students entered the classroom in order.
3
zhè这
shì是
dì第
jǐ几
cì次
nǐ你
lái来
zhè这
lǐ里
？
How many times have you been here?
4
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
dì第
yī一
běn本
shū书
。
This is my first book.
5
tā他
zài在
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
dé得
le了
dì第
yì一
míng名
。
He got first place in the competition.
6
wǒ我
men们
shǒu首
xiān先
yào要
kǎo考
lǜ虑
de的
shì是
ān安
quán全
wèn问
tí题
，
zhè这
shì是
dì第
yī一
wèi位
de的
。
Safety is our primary concern, and it comes first.
7
zhè这
shì是
dì第
yī一
shǒu手
zī资
liào料
。
This is first-hand information.
8
jì记
zhě者
tōng通
guò过
dì第
yī一
shǒu手
cǎi采
fǎng访
huò获
dé得
le了
zhēn真
shí实
qíng情
kuàng况
。
The journalist obtained the truth through first-hand interviews.
9
zuò作
wéi为
xiàng项
mù目
fù负
zé责
rén人
，
tā他
zhǎng掌
wò握
le了
dì第
yī一
shǒu手
shù数
jù据
，
néng能
gòu够
zuò做
chū出
gèng更
zhǔn准
què确
de的
pàn判
duàn断
。
As the project leader, he has first-hand data and can make more accurate judgments.
Information
Traditional第
Radical竹
Strokes11
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#194
Zhuyinㄉㄧˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+7B2C
CangjieYRHHI
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality