隄 meaning and stroke order
Dike, embankment
How to write 隄, stroke by stroke
11 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 隄
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- variant of 堤[di1]
How 隄 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hill.
阝 gives the meaning and 是 hints at the sound.
Radical: 阝 (place), shared by 160 characters on this site.
How to remember 隄
The left part 阝 here means hill, and 是 (shì) gives the sound. Picture a raised hill of earth built along a river: that is a dike.
隄 is an older variant of 堤 (dī), and modern Chinese almost always writes 堤. You may see 隄 in classical texts, old place names, or some traditional-script sources. Example: 河隄 (hé dī) means a river embankment, now usually written 河堤.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 隄 as shì because of the 是 part, but it is pronounced dī. Also do not confuse it with 提 (tí, to lift), which has the hand radical 扌 instead of 阝.
Questions about 隄
How many strokes are in 隄?
隄 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 隄 mean?
隄 (dī) means dike, embankment.
How do you pronounce 隄?
隄 is pronounced dī, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 隄?
The radical of 隄 is 阝, which carries the idea of "place". Dictionaries list 隄 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 隄?
隄 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 堤, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Should I use 隄 or 堤 when writing?
Use 堤 in everyday writing, in both simplified and most traditional contexts. 隄 is a variant you mainly need to recognize when reading older material.
What common words contain this meaning of dike?
Common words include 堤防 (dīfáng, dike or levee), 河堤 (hé dī, riverbank embankment), and 海堤 (hǎi dī, sea wall). In older texts these may appear with 隄 instead of 堤.