蒂 (dai3 | di4) : footstalk; butt

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蒂

dai3

di4

[1] footstalk/stem of a fruit/flower | [粵] 椗
[2] (cigarette) butt; end; stub

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 艸 (#140)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

蒂

This word has been viewed 4688 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Jan 2011 05:58

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馬蒂尼 maa5 dai3 nei4 ma3 di4 ni2 = a martini (loanword)

根深蒂固 gan1 sam1 dai3 gu3 gen1 shen1 di4 gu4 = deep-rooted

梵蒂岡 faan4 dai3 gong1 fan4 di4 gang1 = Vatican

羅曼蒂克 lo4 maan6 dai3 hak1 luo4 man4 di4 ke4 = romantic

陰蒂 jam1 dai3 = clitoris

牛心蒂 ngau4 sam1 deng3 = cow aorta (as food) 粵

煙蒂 jin1 dai3 yan1 di4 = cigarette butt

根蒂 gan1 dai3 gen1 di4 = root

吉蒂貓 gat1 dai3 maau1 = Hello Kitty

亞特蘭蒂斯 aa3 dak6 laan4 dai3 si1 ya4 te4 lan2 di4 si1 = Atlantis
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Decimal representation of this word: 蒂
Unicode code for this character: U+8482 (off-site link)

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