缔 dì to tie
to tie; to join
How to remember 缔: 纟 silk + 帝 supreme ruler = to tie. At the ceremony a red silk ribbon lies on the table, and the two supreme rulers shake hands to tie their countries in peace.
Component breakdown
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
缔 = 纟 silk + 帝 supreme ruler
- 纟 silk meaning
- 帝 supreme ruler sound
At the ceremony a red silk ribbon lies on the table, and the two supreme rulers shake hands to tie their countries in peace.
How it came to be
Silk gives the meaning and the sign for ruler the sound; the word first meant a knot that does not come undone.
How it is used
- To establish/conclude (a treaty, a bond): 缔结 (dìjié) to conclude (缔结条约 to conclude a treaty), 缔约 (dìyuē) to enter into an agreement, 缔造 (dìzào) to found/create (缔造者 the founder).
- 取缔 (qǔdì) means to ban/outlaw officially. Formal/legal register.