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
dǐ
bottom
Character
Example phrases
- 杯底有水。 Bēidǐ yǒu shuǐ. There is water at the bottom of the cup.
- 盒底很脏。 Hédǐ hěn zāng. The bottom of the box is very dirty.
- 河底有鱼。 Hédǐ yǒu yú. There are fish at the bottom of the river.