第 dì
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 弟 young brother, junior
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
第
dì
ordinal prefix (first, second…)
Character
Example phrases
- 这是第三次。 Zhè shì dì sān cì. This is the third time.
- 第一个字是什么？ Dì yī gè zì shì shénme? What's the first character?
- 我是第一个。 Wǒ shì dì yī gè. I'm the first.
- 她是第二个学生。 Tā shì dì èr ge xuésheng. She is the second student.
- 今天是第几天？ Jīntiān shì dì jǐ tiān? What day number is today (in the count)?
- 这是第二本书。 Zhè shì dì èr běn shū. This is the second book.
- 他在第一班吗？ Tā zài dì yī bān ma? Is he in the first class?
- 请看第五页。 Qǐng kàn dì wǔ yè. Please look at page five.
- 这是我第四次来。 Zhè shì wǒ dì sì cì lái. This is my fourth time here.
- 王明第一个到学校。 Wáng Míng dì yī ge dào xuéxiào. Wang Ming was the first to arrive at school.