漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
悌: serving our elders
JLPT N110 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
忄 carries the meaning · 弟 is drawn in
10 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
テイtei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 悌ていrespect for one's elders
- 孝悌こうていfilial piety; brotherly love
Also read ダイ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Memory story · made up to help you remember
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繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
弟
Also built on younger brother (弟)
Also read ダイ
11 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side悌 serving our elders · 忄
vs第 No. · 竹In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · tì
Same form: 悌 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 悌 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 悌 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin tì most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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