缔 (dì) — (bound form) to form, to establish, to unite
Definition
A bound (书面) form meaning 'to form / establish / conclude,' almost always in fixed terms like 缔结 (conclude a treaty) and 缔造 (found, create). Not used alone in modern speech.
bound form
to formto establishto unite
Easily confused
- 啼tílook-aliketo cry, to weep aloud
- 地dìsound-alike(noun) ground, land, floor (as a surface)
- 谛dìlook-alike(bound form, literary) carefully, attentively (of looking or listening)
- 第dìsound-alike(prefix) used before a number to form ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.)
- 蹄tílook-alike(bound form) hoof
- 蒂dìsound-alike(bound form) stem (of fruit, flower, melon)
Examples
- 。Liǎng guó dì jié le yǒu hǎo tiáo yuē.The two countries concluded a friendship treaty.
- 。Zhè wèi wěi rén dì zào le yí gè xīn shí dài.This great person founded a new era.
- 。Tā men dì jié le mào yì xié dìng.They concluded a trade agreement.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 締; 缔 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
The traditional form 締 combines 糸 as the meaning side with 帝 for sound; the simplified 缔 is a later shorthand.
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