迪

dí
#1,438 most
frequent character
to enlighten

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

迪 joins 辶 walking with 由 yóu as the sound part. It first meant 'road'. From there it grew to 'to guide, enlighten'. The sound link is not obvious in Mandarin.

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Homophones

的dí
really and truly
敌dí
(bound form) enemy

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