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
to pass the civil service examination (in imperial China)
former residence
family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
order; sequence; one after another
variant of tán dì
residence of a noble
science and technology drive economic growth
science and technology drive economic growth
first case; first instance; first time (sth is done)
the first stage
the first stage
the First International workers' group
the First International workers group
Type 1 diabetes
(math.) first fundamental form
first quarter (of financial year)
the person in charge; the head of the leadership group
immediately (after an event)
immediately (after an event)
the initial profits from an economic endeavour
the first time; first; number one
World War One
World War One
first step; step one