帝
emperor, god
At a glance · 帝
Evolution of the glyph
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Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
帝字甲骨文象花蒂之形或束柴之形，本义说法不一，多认为本为天帝、祖先神；后指帝王。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
帝本义为天帝、祖先神，后指人间帝王。
Structure
帝为象形字，描摹花蒂或神主之形，后引申为至上之君。
At a glance
Pinyindì
Radical巾
Strokes9
UnicodeU+5E1D
Character type象形
Theme政事
Six languages, one character
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English
emperor, god
Di was originally a pictograph of a flower base or ancestral spirit and came to mean supreme ruler and god.
Français
empereur, dieu
Di était à l'origine un pictogramme de base de fleur ou d'esprit ancestral et a signifié le souverain suprême et dieu.
Español
emperador, dios
Di era originalmente un pictograma de base de flor o espíritu ancestral y pasó a significar gobernante supremo y dios.
العربية
إمبراطور، إله
دي كان في الأصل رسماً لقاعدة زهرة أو روح أجداد ثم عنى الحاكم الأعلى والإله.
Русский
император, бог
Ди изначально было пиктограммой основания цветка или духа предка и стало означать верховного правителя и бога.
Common words
- 皇帝huáng dìemperor
- 上帝shàng dìGod