笛

dí
#2,556 most
frequent character
flute

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

笛 pairs 𥫗 'bamboo' as the meaning part with 由 yóu giving the sound. The sound link is not clear in Mandarin. It first named a flute-like wind instrument, then came to mean 'flute, whistle'.

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Homophones

的dí
really and truly
迪dí
to enlighten
敌dí
(bound form) enemy

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