弟

younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,160 U+5F1F

components: 丷弓 ? unknown part

younger brother · Heisig RSH #1022

horns + dollar sign

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 弟 as their sound component

These characters all use 弟 (dì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
弟 sound component	dì	young brother, junior
梯	tī	ladder, steps, stairs
递	dì	to deliver, to hand over; substitute
涕	tì	tears; mucus
剃	tì	to shave
鹈	tí	pelican
睇	dì	to glance, to look, to stare
娣	dì	younger sister; younger brother's wife
绨	tí	coarse pongee, heavy silk
锑	tī	antimony

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
关门弟子	guān mén dì zǐ	last disciple of a master
故家子弟	gù jiā zǐ dì	descended from an old family
八旗子弟	Bā qí zǐ dì	child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility); (fig.) privileged brat
子弟	zǐ dì	child; the younger generation
弟子	dì zǐ	disciple; follower
学弟	xué dì	junior or younger male schoolmate
误人子弟	wù rén zǐ dì	(of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress; (of media) to propagate e…
小弟	xiǎo dì	little brother; I, your little brother (humble)
家弟	jiā dì	(polite) my younger brother
老弟	lǎo dì	(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy…
阿弟	ā dì	younger brother
内弟	nèi dì	wife's younger brother
表弟	biǎo dì	younger male cousin through a female relative
师弟	shī dì	young disciple (of the same master); younger or junior male schoolmate
双生兄弟	shuāng shēng xiōng dì	twin brothers
四海之内皆兄弟	sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōng dì	all men are brothers
小弟弟	xiǎo dì di	little brother; little boy; (coll.) penis
亲兄弟，明算帐	qīn xiōng dì , míng suàn zhàng	even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
华纳兄弟	Huá nà Xiōng dì	Warner Brothers
卡拉马佐夫兄弟	Kǎ lā mǎ zuǒ fū Xiōng dì	Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基[Tuo2 si1 tuo3 ye1 fu1 si1 ji1]