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第

dì

ordinal prefix (first, second…)

ordinal prefix (first, second…)
Memory picture

Character

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

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.

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