叠

曡
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

请把这些书叠起来。
qǐng bǎ zhèixiē shū diéqǐlái 。
Please stack these books.
她把纸叠成了飞机。
tā bǎ zhǐ diéchéng le fēijī 。
She folded the paper into an airplane.
我们可以把衣服叠整齐。
wǒmen kěyǐ bǎ yīfú dié zhěngqí 。
We can stack the clothes neatly.

Same Characters, Different Readings

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

Words with similar meanings

摞luò
to pile up
摞 (luò) specifically emphasizes the action of stacking items horizontally, which may indicate a different spatial arrangement compared to 叠 (dié).
折zhē
to fold
折 (zhé) refers specifically to folding, which can be a broader action than just stacking, depending on the context.

Homophones

叠dié
to stack, to fold

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