第七 (dì qī) — seventh; number seven in order | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

numeral

seventhnumber seven in order

Examples

第七。
Jīn tiān shì zhè ge yuè de dì qī tiān.
Today is the seventh day of this month.
第七。
Zhè běn shū de dì qī zhāng hěn yǒu yì si.
The seventh chapter of this book is very interesting.
第七。
Tā zài bǐ sài zhōng dé le dì qī míng.
He got seventh place in the competition.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

前缀qiánzhuìPrefix

A fixed syllable in front that adds a shade of meaning but carries none of its own.

第dìordinal

第 adds the sense of order to 七, producing 'seventh'.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

𥫗Written in full as竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

弟

弟dì第dì

Same sound today

第 shows 𥫗, the bamboo strips once used for writing and sorting, with 弟 giving the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 七 comes from two crossing lines: the top line runs left to right, and the next line goes down and across.

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