| 1 | 狄 | 狄 | dí | Di2 | low ranking public official (old); surname Di; generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD) | | |
| 2 | 狄奥多 | 狄奧多 | dí ào duō | Di2 ao4 duo1 | Theodor (name) | | |
| 3 | 狄奥多・阿多诺 | 狄奧多・阿多諾 | dí ào duō · ā duō nuò | Di2 ao4 duo1 · A1 duo1 nuo4 | Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969), German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist, and composer; Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969), German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist, and composer | | |
| 4 | 狄俄倪索斯 | 狄俄倪索斯 | dí é ní suǒ sī | Di2 e2 ni2 suo3 si1 | Dionysus, the god of wine in Greek mythology | | |
| 5 | 狄更斯 | 狄更斯 | dí gēng sī | Di2 geng1 si1 | Dickens (name); Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist | | |
| 6 | 狄公案 | 狄公案 | dí gōng àn | Di2 Gong1 An4 | Dee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁杰 as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee | | |
| 7 | 狄拉克 | 狄拉克 | dí lā kè | Di2 la1 ke4 | P.A.M. Dirac (1902-1984), British physicist | | |
| 8 | 狄仁杰 | 狄仁傑 | dí rén jié | Di2 Ren2 jie2 | Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends; master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案 | | |