底
dǐ
bottom; base
background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record; (suffix) end of a year or month; (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3 shu4])
shelter (广) + phonetic (氐) = the bottom or base of a structure
广 represents a shelter or building, and the bottom of a structure is its foundation. 氐 mainly contributes the sound dǐ; the shelter radical carries the spatial sense of what lies underneath.
箱子的底破了一个小洞。
xiāng zi de dǐ pò le yī gè xiǎo dòng。
The bottom of the box has a small hole torn in it.
他在年底把所有的账单都整理好了。
tā zài nián dǐ bǎ suǒ yǒu de zhàng dān dōu zhěng lǐ hǎo le。
He sorted out all the bills at the end of the year.
Words with 底
卧底
wò dǐ
to hide (as an undercover agent)
交底
jiāo dǐ
to fill sb in (on the details of sth)
基底
jī dǐ
plinth; base; substrate
底边
dǐ biān
base (of a triangle)
追根究底
zhuī gēn jiū dǐ
to get to the heart of the matter
底比斯
dǐ bǐ sī
Thebes, place name in ancient Egypt
釜底抽薪
fǔ dǐ chōu xīn
to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
底层
dǐ céng
ground floor; first floor
刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
幼发拉底河
yòu fā lā dǐ hé
Euphrates River
釜底游鱼
fǔ dǐ yóu yú
a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)
铺底
pù dǐ
shop fittings