缇 meaning and stroke order
Orange-red silk; red, brown
How to write 缇, stroke by stroke
12 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 缇
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- orange-red silk
- orange-red colored
How 缇 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Silk.
纟 gives the meaning and 是 hints at the sound.
Radical: 纟 (silk), shared by 143 characters on this site.
How to remember 缇
The silk radical 纟 tells you this is about silk, and 是 (shì) gives the sound tí. Picture a bolt of silk that "is" (是) dyed a warm orange-red.
缇 (tí) is a literary character for orange-red silk or an orange-red color, mostly seen in classical texts, names, and some place or personal names. A well-known historical figure is 缇萦 (Tí Yíng), a Han dynasty girl famous for saving her father. Example: 缇萦救父 (Tí Yíng jiù fù), Ti Ying saves her father.
Common mistake: Learners often read 缇 as shì because of the 是 component, but it is pronounced tí with a rising second tone. Do not confuse it with 堤 (dī, dike) or 提 (tí, to lift), which share 是 but have different radicals.
缇 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 缇
How many strokes are in 缇?
缇 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 缇 mean?
缇 (tí) means orange-red silk; red, brown.
How do you pronounce 缇?
缇 is pronounced tí, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 缇?
The radical of 缇 is 纟, which carries the idea of "silk". Dictionaries list 缇 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 缇?
The traditional form of 缇 is 緹. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 缇 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 缇 used in everyday modern Chinese?
Not really. It appears mainly in classical literature, historical names like 缇萦, and occasionally in given names. For everyday orange-red you would say 橘红 (júhóng) or 橙红 (chénghóng).
Why do 提 and 缇 sound the same?
Both use 是 as a phonetic component, which hints at a similar sound. The left side tells you the meaning: 扌 (hand) for lifting in 提, and 纟 (silk) for silk in 缇.