Memory phrase for the Kanji: 底


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Meaning bottom, base, background

Pronunciation

de, dǐ

Explanation

Outside: building 广, below: floor, foundation 氐 (The family sits down on the floor.)

Mnemonic


 
In the house, the family sits on the bottom.

Radicals

广 buildingAt the explanation this radical is understood as building. The Hanzi itself (guǎng) means: extensive, wide, numerous or to spread
clanVariant of hill . Clan families often had their estates on the top of hills. This developed into the family name.
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 Vocabulary

 到底  dào dǐ  finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last
 底片  dǐ piàn  negative; photographic plate
 彻底  chè dǐ  thorough; thoroughly; complete
 年底  nián dǐ  the end of the year; year-end
 底下  dǐ xia  the location below sth; afterwards
 谜底  mí dǐ  answer to a riddle
 清澈见底  qīng chè jiàn dǐ  water so clear you can see the bottom
 釜底抽薪  fǔ dǐ chōu xīn  to take drastic measures to deal with a situation; to pull the carpet from under sb
 釜底抽薪  fǔ dǐ chōu xīn  

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