第 — Chinese character
第
dì
sequence, number; grade, degree; particle prefacing an ordinal
- Pinyin
- dì
- Radical
- 118 ⽵ (Bamboo)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 弟
- Formation
- ideographic — Bamboo strips ⺮ arrayed in sequence; 弟 provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 第 as a kanji
Common words with 第
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 第一 | dì yī | first; most important; primary; foremost |
| 第一次 | dì yī cì | the first time; for the first time |
| 第二 | dì èr | second; number two |
| 第二次 | dì èr cì | the second time; the second occurrence |
| 第二天 | dì èr tiān | next day; the morrow |
| 第五 | dì wǔ | fifth |
| 第三方 | dì sān fāng | third party |
| 第一步 | dì yī bù | step one; first step |
| 第二轮 (第二輪) | dì èr lún | second round (of match, or election) |
| 第一轮 (第一輪) | dì yī lún | first round (of match, or election) |
| 第一夫人 | dì yī fū rén | First Lady (wife of the head of state) |
| 第三世界 | dì sān shì jiè | Third World |
English words written with 第
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.