弟
dì
younger brother
junior male; I (modest word in letter)
a picture of 弟 → younger brother, ranked below in sequence
弟 originally depicted a rope wound around a stake in order — younger brothers follow in sequence after the eldest. The bow shape (弓) and top strokes together trace this ancient image of ordered winding, not a literal bow.
我弟比我小三岁。
wǒ dì bǐ wǒ xiǎo sān suì。
My younger brother is three years younger than me.
他弟昨天从外地回来了。
tā dì zuó tiān cóng wài dì huí lái le。
His younger brother came back from out of town yesterday.
Words with 弟
弟弟
dì di
younger brother
纨绔子弟
wán kù zǐ dì
hedonistic son of rich parents
师弟
shī dì
young disciple (of the same master)
关门弟子
guān mén dì zǐ
last disciple of a master
阿弟
ā dì
younger brother
双生兄弟
shuāng shēng xiōng dì
twin brothers
难兄难弟
nán xiōng nán dì
lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
难兄难弟
nàn xiōng nàn dì
brothers in hardship (idiom)
雷曼兄弟
léi màn xiōng dì
Lehman Brothers, investment bank
仁弟
rén dì
(honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend
令弟
lìng dì
honorable little brother
兄弟
xiōng dì
brothers