Memory phrase for the character: 底

底

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Meaning

bottom, base, background

Pronunciation

de, dǐ

Explanation

 Outside: building 广, below: floor, foundation 氐 (The family 氏 sits down 一 on the floor.) [氏 = A distorted person 人 = 亻= 厂 together with a "plus +" as a multiplier results in a family.]

Mnemonic
 
In the house, the family sits on the bottom.

Radicals

广 buildingAt the explanation this radical is understood as building. The Hanzi 广 (guǎng) itself means: extensive, wide, numerous or to spread
氏 clanVariant of hill 丘. Clan families often had their estates on the top of hills. This developed into the family name. It can be seen as one person 人, which is modified as: 厂 and a “plus +” as a multiplier, so that many persons form a family.




 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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