Chinese Word: 坻 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

坻Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 土

Pictophonetic:氐 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
- 氐 [ dī ] the name of an ancient tribe

Similar Characters: 怟

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Pinyin: chí

English Definition:islet; rock in river

Chinese Definition:
①水中的小块高地：坻京(“京”，高丘，形容丰年堆积如山的谷物)。

Pinyin: dǐ

English Definition:place name

Chinese Definition:
①高坡地：坂坻。

Example Words:

	宝坻	bǎo dǐ	Baodi rural district in Tianjin 天津
	宝坻区	bǎo dǐ qū	Baodi rural district in Tianjin 天津

1		cóng 从 sōng ruǎn 松软 de 的 tǔ dì 土地 dào 到 jiān shí 坚实 de 的 yán 岩 chí 坻。 from hollow ground to sturdy.
2		wǒ 我 mí huò bù jiě 迷惑不解， tiān shǐ 天使 què 却 zhuǎn shēn 转身 le 了， xiàng zhe 向着 nà 那 yī mù 一幕 shén 神 chí 坻 de 的 guāng máng 光芒 fēi zǒu 飞走 le 了。 I be very much puzzled by angels, but turned to the scene, God to shine away.
3		huái zhe 怀着 xī wàng 希望 qù lǚ xíng 去旅行 bǐ 比 chí 坻 dá 达 mù dì dì 目的地 gèng 更 yú kuài 愉快； ér 而 zhēn zhèng 真正 de 的 chéng gōng 成功 zài yú 在于 gōng zuò 工作。 To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive and the true success is to labor.