marker for ordinal numbers, like first, second

HSK 2 #114

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 114th character
Radical ⽵ (118.5)
Strokes 11
Index # 2322

Definitions

第 dì
  1. 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc)
  2. 2. order
  3. 3. just
  4. 4. (literary) but
  5. 5. mansion
  6. 6. (old) rank in the imperial examinations

Stroke order

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Words containing 第

Word Meaning
first; number one; primary
second; number two; next
fifth
(American) Indian; native American
First Lady (wife of US president)
Indiana, US state
Third World
lover in an affair; neutral third party
first-hand
first-class
Indiana, US state
number one in the country; first under heaven
the Andes mountain chain
Indianapolis, Indiana
Michael Faraday; the name Faraday
dinar (currency) (loanword)
Normandy, France
Andes mountain chain of South America
mansion; residence
official residence; mansion house
thirtieth
Shanghai Second Medical University
Shanghai Second Medical University
highest quality; top notch
to fail the civil service examination (in imperial China)
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