Memory phrase for the character: 第

第

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Meaning prefix for making an order/ranking (first, second, etc)

Pronunciation

dì

Explanation

Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: bow 弓 and feathered arrow λ (Variation of younger brother 弟)

Mnemonic
 
With a bamboo (stick) I show my younger brother 弟 the correct order. (= his rank)

Radicals

竹 bamboo
弟 younger brother
弓 bow
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 Vocabulary

第一 dì yī  first; number one
第三世界 dì sān shì jiè  Third World
第戎 Dì róng  Dijon (France)
第戎 Dì róng  

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