堤 is also the simplified spelling of 隄.

堤

Mandarin · pinyin dī

Meanings

  1. dike
  2. Taiwan pr. tí
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堤
dī · tí · dike
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1 · di1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tai4

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

  1. dyke; embankment
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) base of bottles

character

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 坁 (“to stop”)

character

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 堤封 (shífēng, “in total; approximately”)

character

  1. (historical dictionaries only) Used in place names.

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