Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “die”
20 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
diē
2
Second tone
dié
叠
dié
迭pile
13 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9dié
垤repeatedly, frequently
8 strokesdié
瓞anthill
9 strokesdié
戜young melon
10 strokesdié
谍to scrape
11 strokesdié
喋to spy
11 strokesdié
堞to nag
12 strokesdié
揲battlement
12 strokesdié
耋to sort out divining stalks
12 strokesdié
牒aged
12 strokesdié
碟documents, records
13 strokesdié
蝶plate, small dish
14 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9dié
諜butterfly
15 strokesdié
蹀to spy
16 strokesdié
鲽to skip, to dance
16 strokesdié
鰈flatfish
17 strokesdié
疊flatfish
20 strokesdié
pile
22 strokesSound in context
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