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Translingual
Stroke order
Han character
底 (Kangxi radical 53, 广 +5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 戈竹心一 (IHPM ) or 戈竹女戈 (IHVI ), four-corner 00242 , composition ⿸广 氐 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 344 , character 6
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9262
Dae Jaweon: page 653, character 28
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 878, character 4
Unihan data for U+5E95
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
低
*tiːl
氐
*tiːl, *til
袛
*tiːl
羝
*tiːl
眡
*tiːl, *djilʔ
岻
*tiːl, *dil
奃
*tiːl
趆
*tiːl, *tiːls
柢
*tiːl, *tiːlʔ, *tiːls
邸
*tiːlʔ
底
*tiːlʔ
詆
*tiːlʔ, *diːl
坻
*tiːlʔ, *tjelʔ, *dil
抵
*tiːlʔ
牴
*tiːlʔ
觝
*tiːlʔ
弤
*tiːlʔ
軧
*tiːlʔ
骶
*tiːls
砥
*tjelʔ, *tjil, *tjilʔ, *tjils
胝
*til
疷
*til
秪
*til
泜
*dil
蚳
*dil
彽
*dil
阺
*dil
貾
*dil
祗
*tjil
厎
*tjilʔ, *tjɯʔ
茋
*tjilʔ
鴟
*tʰjil
汦
*kjeʔ, *tjil
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *tiːlʔ ): semantic 广 ( “ building ” ) + phonetic 氐 ( OC *tiːl, *til ) – the bottom or base, foundation of a building. Note that 氐, according to one interpretation, is a figure bowing or the root of a tree, hence a connotation of "down"; if the interpretation is correct, the phonetic component also adds part of the meaning.
Etymology 1
Cognate with 低 (OC *tiːl , “to lower; low”), 柢 (OC *tiːl, *tiːlʔ, *tiːls , “root of a tree; base”).
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : dǐ (di3 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄉㄧˇ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : di3
(Xi'an , Guanzhong Pinyin ) : dì
(Nanjing , Nanjing Pinyin ) : dǐ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : dai2
(Dongguan , Jyutping++ ) : doi2
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : ai2
Gan (Wiktionary ) : di3
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : tái / tí
(Hailu , HRS ) : daiˊ
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : dai3
Jin (Wiktionary ) : di2
Northern Min (KCR ) : dǎi
Eastern Min (BUC ) : dā̤ / dī
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): de3
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : tóe / té / tére / tí
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : doi2 / doin2 / di2
(Leizhou , Leizhou Pinyin ) : doi2 / di2
Southern Pinghua (Nanning , Jyutping++ ) : dai2
Wu (Wugniu )
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : di3
Note :
tái - vernacular;
tí - literary.
Note :
dā̤ - vernacular;
dī - literary.
Puxian Min
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Taipei , Lukang , Kinmen , Magong , Hsinchu )
(Hokkien : Quanzhou , Xiamen , Zhangzhou , Yilan , Tainan , Kaohsiung , Taichung )
(Hokkien : Sanxia )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , General Taiwanese )
Note :
Xiamen, Quanzhou:
té - literary;
tóe - vernacular;
tí - vernacular (limited, e.g. 到底 ).
Zhangzhou:
té - literary;
tí - vernacular (limited, e.g. 到底 ).
Taiwan:
té/tóe/tére - vernacular;
tí - literary.
Note :
doi2/doin2 - vernacular;
di2 - literary.
(Leizhou )
Leizhou Pinyin : doi2 / di2
Sinological IPA : /tɔi³¹/, /ti³¹/
Note :
doi2 - vernacular;
di2 - literary.
Southern Pinghua
Wu
(Northern : Shanghai )
(Northern : Jiading , Songjiang , Chongming , Suzhou , Kunshan , Changzhou , Jiaxing , Hangzhou , Shaoxing , Ningbo , Zhoushan )
(Jinhua )
Xiang
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
底
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
dǐ
Middle Chinese
‹ tejX ›
Old Chinese
/*tˁijʔ/
English
bottom; stop, obstruct
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
底
Reading #
1/1
No.
2244
Phonetic component
氐
Rime group
脂
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
邸
Old Chinese
/*tiːlʔ/
Definitions
底
bottom ; underneath ; underside
ground ; background
ins and outs ; actual situation
master copy
( Cantonese ) copy kept as a record
留底 ― lau4 dai2 ― to keep a copy
end (of a year or month )
See also: 年底 , 月底
六月 底 ― luk6 jyut6 dai2 ― end of June
remnants ; remains ; leftovers
( Southern Min ) inside
糜 底 ― in the congee
( mathematics ) base (of triangle, logarithm, etc.)
( Cantonese ) staple food as the base of a meal
伊麵 底 / 伊面 底 ― ji1 min6 dai2 ― e-fu noodles as the base (e.g., for lobster)
加底 ― gaa1 dai2 ― to add rice in a meal
( Cantonese , traditional Chinese medicine ) physique ; constitution ( of a person )
寒底 ― hon4 dai2 ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
( Hong Kong Cantonese ) tendency in one's personality ; leaning
燥底 ― cou3 dai2 ― having a bad temper
紅底 / 红底 ― hung4 dai2 ― having pro-CCP leanings
M底 ― em1 dai2 ― having a masochistic side
2023 , 6:26 from the start, in 你好,我的大夫 , episode 21 , spoken by 張鐫祺 (許俊豪 ):
噉 我 嗰陣 自卑 底 ,受 人 恩惠 都 唔好意思 講 多謝 噉 我 嗰阵 自卑 底 ,受 人 恩惠 都 唔好意思 讲 多谢 gam2 ngo5 go2 zan6 zi6 bei1 dai2 , sau6 jan4 jan1 wai6 dou1 m4 hou2 ji3 si3 gong2 do1 ze6 (please add an English translation of this quotation)
( Cantonese ) ground ; foundation
我 數底 好 差 。 我 数底 好 差 。 ngo5 sou3 dai2 hou2 caa1 . My foundation of math is very poor.
( Cantonese ) background ( of a person ) ; criminal record
佢 個 底 花 嗮 。 佢 个 底 花 嗮 。 keoi5 go3 dai2 faa1 saai3 . His criminal record is all dirty and messy.
( Cantonese ) underpants (short for 底褲 / 底裤 ( dai2 fu3 ) ) (Classifier : 條 / 条 c )
紅底 / 红底 ― hung4 dai2 ― red underpants
露底 ― lou6 dai2 ― to expose one's underpants
( Cantonese ) Classifier for pastry made or served in flat-shaped container.
半 底 雞蛋仔 / 半 底 鸡蛋仔 ― bun3 dai2 gai1 daan6 zai2 ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
過年 整 咗 一 底 蘿蔔糕 同 一 底 年糕 。 过年 整 咗 一 底 萝卜糕 同 一 底 年糕 。 gwo3 nin4 zing2 zo2 jat1 dai2 lo4 baak6 gou1 tung4 jat1 dai2 nin4 gou1 . (please add an English translation of this usage example)
short for 底細 / 底细 (dǐxì )
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
內褲 (“underpants”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
內褲
Northeastern Mandarin
Taiwan
內褲
Malaysia
底褲
Singapore
底褲 male briefs, female , 內褲 male boxers
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
褲頭兒
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
內褲 , 搖褲 , 火搖褲 , 火炮兒
Guilin
內褲
Liuzhou
內褲 , 底褲
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
褲頭兒
Yangzhou
短褲 , 褲頭子
Cantonese
Guangzhou
底褲
Hong Kong
底褲 , 底橫 , 底底 , 底
Taishan
底褲
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
底褲
Singapore (Guangfu)
底褲
Gan
Nanchang
褲頭子
Hakka
Meixian
底褲仔 , 底褲
Xingning
底褲 , 底褲哩
Yudu
內褲 , 底褲子
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
底褲仔 , 伴子
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
底褲仔 , 內褲 , 伴子
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
身底褲 , 底褲仔 , 伴子
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
底褲 , 內褲 , 伴子
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
身底褲 , 底褲 , 伴子
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
內褲 , 內底褲 , 伴子
Kuching (Hepo)
底褲
Southern Min
Tainan (Anping)
內褲
Penghu (Xiyu)
內褲
Penang (Hokkien)
內面褲 , 底褲
Singapore (Hokkien)
底褲 male briefs, female , 內褲 male boxers
Manila (Hokkien)
內褲
Shantou
底褲 , 內褲
Puning
褲頭 , 內褲 , 內褲頭
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
底褲 , 內褲
Wu
Danyang
短褲頭子 , 褲頭子
Wenzhou
褲頭兒 , 褲頭
Xiang
Changsha
內褲
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
底
( obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese ) possessive particle, equivalent to modern Mandarin 的 (de )
Etymology 3
From 等 (MC tojX ), probably a clipping or influenced by 何等 (OC *ɡaːl tɯːʔ/tɯːŋʔ ).
Pronunciation
Definitions
底
( literary or Min ) which ; what
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
哪 (“which”)
Compounds
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Definitions
底
( Hokkien ) alternative form of 咧 ( teh , “ in the process of; currently ” )
2024 , “過路客 ”, in 蔡宜霖 (lyrics), 楊子兆 (music), 青花姐仔 , performed by 黃妃 :
啊 我 的 心 若 底 落雪 ah, góa ê sim, ná teh lo̍h-seh Oh, my heart is like it's snowing
References
Japanese
Kanji
底
(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji )
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Readings
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
底( そこ ) • (soko )
the bottom
底( そこ ) に沈( しず ) むsoko ni shizumusink to the bottom
Antonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 底 ( tejX ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
底( てい ) • (tei )
base of a logarithm
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo : NHK Publishing, Inc. , →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
底 • (jeo, ji ) (hangeul 저 , 지 , revised jeo, ji, McCune–Reischauer chŏ, chi)
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Vietnamese
Han character
底 : Hán Nôm readings: để , đáy , đễ
to place