底

de, dǐ

bottom; base; foundation; background; end (of a period, e.g. year or month); (of a matter) the ins and outs; a draft; a copy kept on file; (de) archaic equivalent of the possessive particle 的

Radical: 广 HSK 4 f, n pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

底 decomposes into the following components:

广 氐

Semantic component: 广; phonetic component: 氐.

Words containing 底

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 底.

交底
jiāo dǐ
保底
bǎo dǐ
to break even
兜底
dōu dǐ
to reveal
到底
dào dǐ
finally
功底
gōng dǐ
having good foundational training
卧底
wò dǐ
to hide (as an undercover agent)
地底
dì dǐ
subterranean
垫底
diàn dǐ
to put sth on the bottom
基底
jī dǐ
plinth
天底
tiān dǐ
娄底
lóu dǐ
Loudi prefecture level city in Hunan
家底
jiā dǐ

Related characters (radical 广)

Characters that share the radical 广.

㢆 平 广 庀 庄 庆 庇 床 庋 序 庐 庑 库 应 庖 店 庙 庚 府 庞 废 庠 庥 度

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