隊 meaning and stroke order
Team, group, band, army unit; measure word for groups of people
How to write 隊, 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 隊
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- squadron
- team
- group
How 隊 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Place.
阝 gives the meaning and 㒸 hints at the sound.
Radical: 阝 (place), shared by 160 characters on this site.
How to remember 隊
隊 is built from 阝, a hint of place, and 㒸 (suì), which gives the sound. Picture a group of people lined up at one place, forming a team.
隊 is the traditional form of 队, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. It appears in words for teams, troops and lines, and also works as a measure word for groups of people. Example: 我們在門口排隊。(Wǒmen zài ménkǒu páiduì.) We are lining up at the door.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 隊 with 墜 (zhuì, to fall), which has 土 at the bottom, or 遂 (suì), which uses 辶 instead of 阝. Also keep the fourth tone: duì, not duī (堆, a pile).
Common words with 隊
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 隊長 | duìzhǎng | captain; team leader | HSK 2 |
| 球隊 | qiúduì | sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) | HSK 2 |
| 排隊 | páiduì | to line up | HSK 2 |
| 樂隊 | yuèduì | band; pop group | HSK 3 |
| 隊員 | duìyuán | team member | HSK 3 |
| 軍隊 | jūnduì | armed forces; troops | HSK 6 |
| 部隊 | bùduì | army; armed forces | HSK 6 |
| 團隊 | tuánduì | team | HSK 6 |
| 隊伍 | duìwu | troops; army; ranks; contingent; force; staff; team | HSK 6 |
| 啦啦隊 | lālāduì | cheerleading squad | HSK 7-9 |
| 領隊 | lǐngduì | to lead a group; leader of a group | HSK 7-9 |
| 隊形 | duìxíng | formation | HSK 7-9 |
| 大隊 | dàduì | group; a large body of | HSK 7-9 |
| 帶隊 | dàiduì | to lead a team; to lead a group | HSK 7-9 |
Characters that contain 隊
Learning 隊 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 隊
How many strokes are in 隊?
隊 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 隊 mean?
隊 (duì) means team, group, band, army unit; measure word for groups of people. A common word with it is 队长 (duìzhǎng), meaning "captain; team leader".
How do you pronounce 隊?
隊 is pronounced duì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 隊?
The radical of 隊 is 阝, which carries the idea of "place". Dictionaries list 隊 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 隊?
隊 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 队, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 隊 and 團 in words like 團隊?
隊 usually means an organized team or unit, like a sports team or army squad. 團 suggests a larger group or organization. Together, 團隊 (tuánduì) is a general word for a team, especially at work.
How do I use 隊 as a measure word?
Put it after a number before a noun for a group of people, for example 一隊士兵 (yí duì shìbīng), a troop of soldiers. It suggests the people are organized or in formation.