Pinyin: dīEnglish Definition: dike; Taiwan pr. [ti2]
Chinese Definition:
①用土石等材料修筑的挡水的高岸：河堤。海堤。堤岸。堤坝。堤防。堤堰。
Total strokes: 12;
Radical: 土 Pictophonetic:
是 indicates the sound;
土 (earth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿰ Left to right
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
- 是 [ shì ] to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
