弟 (dì, tì) — Chinese Character

弟

dì, tì

younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)

Radical: 弓 HSK 1 n

Components & Etymology

弟 decomposes into the following components:

丷弓

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 弟.

仁弟

rén dì

(honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend

令弟

lìng dì

honorable little brother

兄弟

xiōng dì

brothers

内弟

nèi dì

wife's younger brother

厂弟

chǎng dì

堂弟

táng dì

younger male cousin (sharing paternal grandfather)

子弟

zǐ dì

child

学弟

xué dì

junior or younger male schoolmate

家弟

jiā dì

小弟

xiǎo dì

little brother

师弟

shī dì

young disciple (of the same master)

幼弟

yòu dì

younger brother

Characters that share the radical 弓.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.