stem (of fruit)

variant of 蒂[di4]

plant (艹) + emperor sound (帝) = fruit stem

The grass radical grounds this in plant life — the stem that anchors fruit to its branch. 帝 contributes the sound dì and does not carry meaning here.

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EmperorPhonetic
GrassSemantic

摘苹果时要小心,别把弄断了。

zhāi píng guǒ shí yào xiǎo xīn,bié bǎ dì nòng duàn le。

When picking apples, be careful not to break off the stem.

这个番茄的还是绿的,说明很新鲜。

zhè ge fān qié de dì hái shì lǜ de,shuō míng hěn xīn xiān。

The stem of this tomato is still green, which shows it is very fresh.

Words with 蒂

介蒂

jiè dì

variant of 芥蒂[jie4 di4]

阿加莎·克里斯蒂

ā jiā shā · kè lǐ sī dì

Agatha Christie

阿特兰蒂斯

ā tè lán dì sī

Atlantis

阿赫蒂萨里

ā hè dì sà lǐ

Martti Ahtisaari (1937–2023), Finnish politician, peace negotiator and 2008 Nobel peace laureate

阴蒂

yīn dì

clitoris

并蒂莲

bìng dì lián

lit. twin lotus flowers on one stalk

克里斯蒂娃

kè lǐ sī dì wá

Julia Kristeva (1941-), Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst, philosopher and literary critic

克里斯蒂安

kè lǐ sī dì ān

Kristian or Christian (name)

克里斯蒂安松

kè lǐ sī dì ān sōng

Kristiansund (city in Norway)

凯蒂

kǎi dì

(name) Kitty, Cathy, Katy, Caddy etc

凯蒂猫

kǎi dì māo

Hello Kitty

博蒂

bó dì

birdie (one stroke under par in golf)

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