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

第 stroke order diagram
第 stroke order animation

Words containing 第

Word Meaning
second round (of match, or election)
second round (of match, or election)
fifth modernization; democracy in politics
the fifth modernization; democracy in China
fifth column (subversive group)
fifth column (subversive group)
category 5; CAT 5 (cable)
category 5; CAT 5 (cable)
sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)
intuition; sixth sense
intuition; sixth sense
Tyrrhenian Sea between Sardinia and the Italian mainland
fourth quarter
fourth quarter (of financial year)
Quaternary period in geology
Quaternary period in geology
fourth tone in Mandarin; falling tone
fourth tone in Mandarin; falling tone
(in Taiwan) cable TV, FTV; fourth channel
(in Taiwan) cable TV, FTV; fourth channel
Dijon (France)
T'bilisi, capital of Georgia gé lǔ jí yà
dinar (currency) (loanword)
rank; level; grade
to fail an exam