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Chinese symbol for “stem”

蒂
dì
stem (of fruit)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stem is 蒂 (dì), defined as: stem (of fruit).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

蒂 dì
root cause; the stem of a fruit; the peduncle of a flower
radical 140 ⾋ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “stem”

WordPinyinMeaning
本běn(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source
茎干 (莖幹)jīng gànstem; stalk
柄bǐnghandle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem
茎 (莖)jīngstalk; stem
梗gěngbranch; stem

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蒂.

WordPinyinMeaning
根深蒂固gēn shēn dì gùdeep-rooted (problem etc)
阴蒂 (陰蒂)yīn dìclitoris
烟蒂 (煙蒂)yān dìvariant of 烟蒂 (yān dì)
罗曼蒂克 (羅曼蒂克)luó màn dì kè(loanword) romantic
芥蒂jiè dìan obstruction; barrier

See also: Japanese symbol for “stem”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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