底 dǐ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
- Made of
- 广 broad, vast, wide 氐 the name of an ancient tribe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
底下
dǐxia
under; below
Characters in this word
下 xià
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Made of
- 一 one 卜 divination, fortune-telling
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 猫在桌底下。 Māo zài zhuō dǐxia. The cat is under the table.
- 鞋在床底下。 Xié zài chuáng dǐxia. The shoes are under the bed.
- 底下有水。 Dǐxia yǒu shuǐ. There is water below.
Related words
- 到底 dàodǐ really (for emphasis in questions)
- 年底 niándǐ end of the year
- 彻底 chèdǐ thoroughly
- 底 dǐ bottom
- 月底 yuèdǐ end of the month
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 下次 xiàcì next time
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class