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荻 (dí): Reed — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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3.

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荻

狄Di; ancient northern people

荻=艹grass+狄Di; ancient northern people

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Reeds in nature and poetry

荻 + plant/nature word/nature word + 荻

荻 appears in plant and literary compounds about reeds, reed flowers, and autumn scenery.

荻花 • dí huā • reed flower

dí荻

huā花

reed flower

荻草 • dí cǎo • reed grass

dí荻

cǎo草

reed grass

枫荻 • fēng dí • maple and reed (often used in poetry)

fēng枫

dí荻

maple and reed (often used in poetry)

6.

Example Sentences

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

Bái白

Jū居

yì易

de的

shī诗

zhōng中

tí提

dào到

le了

fēng枫

yè叶

hé和

dí荻

huā花

。

Bai Juyi's poem mentions maple leaves and reed flowers.

Qiū秋

tiān天

，

hú湖

biān边

de的

dí荻

huā花

suí随

Dí荻

cǎo草

kě可

yǐ以

yòng用

lái来

biān编

zhī织

xí

Information

Pinyindí

Meaningreed

Strokes10

Radical艹

Traditional—

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#4555

Zhuyinㄉㄧˊ

UnicodeU+837B

CangjieTKHF

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fēng风

piāo飘

dòng动

，

fēi非

cháng常

měi美

lì丽

。

In autumn, the reed flowers by the lake sway in the wind, very beautiful.

席

zi子

。

Reed grass can be used to weave mats.

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