Dong Chinese dictionary

dí

tribe from northern china

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 火 represents the sound.

Components

犭 Meaning component

quǎn

dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

火 Sound component

huǒ

fire

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

dí

tribe from northern china; surname; low ranking public official (old)

Dí

surname Di; generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)

Most common words with 狄

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	狄	surname Di
	康涅狄格州	Connecticut, US state
	狄仁杰	Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends
	狄更斯	Dickens (name)
	康涅狄格	Connecticut, US state

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sources