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翟 meaning and stroke order

dí

Long-tailed pheasant; plume; surname

14 strokesRadical 羽
Strokes14
Pinyindí
ToneTone 2
Printable worksheet

How to write 翟, 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 翟

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

dísecond tone (rising)
  1. long-tail pheasant

How 翟 is built

Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A bird 隹 with a plumed 羽 tail.

yǔfeather+zhuīshort-tailed bird

Radical: 羽 (feather), shared by 26 characters on this site.

Characters that contain 翟

Learning 翟 makes these easier to recognize and write.

耀yàoto sparkle戳chuōto jab躍yuèto skip

Questions about 翟

How many strokes are in 翟?

翟 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 翟 mean?

翟 (dí) means long-tailed pheasant; plume; surname.

How do you pronounce 翟?

翟 is pronounced dí, in the second tone (rising).

What is the radical of 翟?

The radical of 翟 is 羽, which carries the idea of "feather". Dictionaries list 翟 under this radical.