Keyword
sequence
- number
- grade
- degree
- particle prefacing an ordinal
- Frequency
- #249
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
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Mnemonic
Bamboo strips ⺮ arrayed in sequence; 弟 provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
第
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dìliù) "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however; (literary) only; just
第一
first; most important; primary; foremost
第一次
the first time; for the first time
第二
second; number two; next; secondary
第二次
the second time; the second occurrence
第二天
next day; the morrow
第五
fifth
第三方
third party
第一步
step one; first step
第二次世界大战
World War II
印第安人
American Indians
第二轮
second round (of match, or election)
印第安
(American) Indian; native American; indigenous peoples of the Americas
第一次世界大战
World War One
第一轮
first round (of match, or election)
第一夫人
First Lady (wife of the head of state)
第三世界
Third World
第一线
front line; forefront
天下第一
first under heaven; number one in the country
第四季
fourth quarter
第三者
third party; (in romance) the other woman or man
第一手
first-hand
第一眼
at first glance; at first sight
第一季度
first quarter (of financial year)