滌 meaning and stroke order
To wash, to sweep; to purify, to cleanse
How to write 滌, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 滌
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to wash
- to cleanse
How 滌 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 條 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 滌
滌 (dí) has water 氵 on the left and 條 (tiáo) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture water running in long strips over something to wash it clean.
滌 is formal and mostly appears in compounds like 洗滌 (xǐdí) and 洗滌劑 (xǐdíjì), or in literary phrases about cleansing the mind. Example: 這件衣服要用洗滌劑洗。(Zhè jiàn yīfu yào yòng xǐdíjì xǐ.) This piece of clothing should be washed with detergent.
Common mistake: Learners often read it as tiáo because of the phonetic part 條, but 滌 is pronounced dí with a second tone. In everyday speech, use 洗 (xǐ) for washing, not 滌 alone.
Common words with 滌
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 滌
How many strokes are in 滌?
滌 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 滌 mean?
滌 (dí) means to wash, to sweep; to purify, to cleanse. A common word with it is 洗涤剂 (xǐdíjì), meaning "cleaning agent; detergent".
How do you pronounce 滌?
滌 is pronounced dí, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 滌?
The radical of 滌 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 滌 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 滌?
滌 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 涤, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 滌 look different in mainland China?
In simplified Chinese it is written 涤, with 条 replacing 條. The common words you see in mainland China are 洗涤 and 洗涤剂.
Can 滌 mean cleansing in a figurative sense?
Yes. In literary Chinese it can mean purifying the heart or getting rid of bad habits, as in 滌除 (díchú), to wash away or eliminate. This use is formal and mostly found in writing.