叠 (dié) - To pile up & to fold

叠Tone 2

dié ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

橙丁

叠 · dié

To pile up;

to fold;

to repeat;

to layer;

to duplicate;

to overlap.

To pile upto foldto repeat

Usage highlights

Overlapping peaksFolding clothesStacking upRepeated patternPiling stonesFolding fan

Synonyms

  • 摞— to pile up, stack
  • 堆— to heap, pile
  • 累— to accumulate

Antonyms

  • 散— to scatter, disperse
  • 平— flat, level
  • 单— single, simple

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The mountains are layered (层峦叠嶂).
  • I folded the clothes (叠衣服).
  • He stacked the books neatly (把书叠好).
  • This is a repeated pattern (叠印).

Collocations

  • Overlapping peaks(叠嶂)
  • Folding clothes(叠衣服)
  • Stacking up(叠起来)
  • Repeated pattern(叠纹)
  • Piling stones(叠石)
  • Folding fan(叠扇)

Idioms

  • Peak after peak and mountain upon mountain(层峦叠嶂)
  • Repeated melodies(叠韵)
  • Layer upon layer(层层叠叠)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In Chinese art, particularly landscape painting, '叠' represents the aesthetic principle of layered mountains and depth.
  • The character appears in traditional paper folding arts and architectural designs emphasizing layered structures.
  • Represents accumulation and repetition in both positive (persistence) and negative (redundancy) contexts.

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