弟 dì younger brother
younger brother; junior; disciple
怎么记住“弟”: 丷 horns + 𢎨 sequence = younger brother. The boy with plastic horns on his head always comes last in the family's sequence of birthday photos, because he is the younger brother.
部件结构
象形 · Pictogram
A drawing of the thing it means.
弟 = 丷 horns + 𢎨 sequence
- 丷 horns
- 𢎨 sequence
The boy with plastic horns on his head always comes last in the family's sequence of birthday photos, because he is the younger brother.
How it came to be
The oldest form shows a spear handle with a strap wound round it; the winding stood for order, and so for younger brother.
用法
- 'Younger brother', chiefly doubled as 弟弟 (dìdi): 我弟 (wǒ dì) my little brother.
- 兄弟 (xiōngdì) means brothers collectively, or 'buddy' among men.
- In master-apprentice/学 contexts it means junior/disciple: 徒弟 (túdì) apprentice, 弟子 (dìzǐ) disciple.
含“弟”的汉字
含“弟”的词语
例句
- 我弟弟六岁了。 Wǒ dìdi liù suì le.My younger brother is six years old.
- 他是我的弟弟。 Tā shì wǒ de dìdi.He's my younger brother.