叠

疉
dié
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frequent character
to stack, to fold
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

叠 has 叒, three hands, and 冝, matching or fitting. Together they give the first sense, 'to pile up, collect'. From piling up came 'to fold over' and then 'to repeat'. 叒 here stands for 畾, three fields, but still carries the idea of collecting.

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Example Sentences

请把这些书叠整齐。
qǐng bǎ zhèixiē shū dié zhěngqí 。
Please stack these books neatly.
我把纸叠成了一只纸鹤。
wǒbǎ zhǐ diéchéng le yīzhī zhǐ hè 。
I folded the paper into a origami crane.
你能叠一叠吗？
nǐ néng dié yīdié ma ？
Can you stack them?

Same Characters, Different Readings

叠dié
to stack, to fold
叠dié
to stack, to fold

Words with similar meanings

堆duī
to pile
This term is often used when referring to creating a pile of items, which can imply a slightly larger or more informal stacking method.
折zhē
to fold
While this word generally means folding, it can also refer specifically to folding paper or material, providing a narrower context than '叠'.

Homophones

叠dié
to stack, to fold

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