堤

隄
dī
#2,459 most
frequent character
embankment
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

堤 pairs 土, earth, with 是 shì as the sound part, sharing the rhyme. Earth points to the first meaning, a structure that blocks water. It then came to mean dike and embankment.

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Example Sentences

堤坝在河边，保护村庄不被淹没。
dībà zài hé biān ， bǎohù cūnzhuāng bùbèi yānmò 。
The embankment is by the river, protecting the village from flooding.
他沿着堤走，欣赏风景。
tā yánzhe dī zǒu ， xīnshǎng fēngjǐng 。
He walks along the embankment, enjoying the scenery.
在雨季，堤的高度特别重要。
zài yǔjì ， dī de gāodù tèbié zhòngyào 。
During the rainy season, the height of the embankment is especially important.

Same Characters, Different Readings

堤dī
embankment

Words with similar meanings

堤坝dībà
dam
A dam typically refers to a barrier built to hold back water in a river, usually larger and used for flood control or water storage.

Homophones

HSK 3
低dī
low, beneath, to lower (one's head)
HSK 5
滴dī
a drop, to drip
堤dī
embankment
的dī
a taxi, a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1shi4])
提dī
used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]

Words Starting With 堤

堤坝dī bà
dam

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