曡 (dié) - To pile up & to fold

曡Tone 2

dié ｜ 19 strokes ｜ radical:

橙丁

曡 · dié

To pile up;

to fold;

to repeat;

to layer;

to duplicate.

To pile upto foldto repeat

Usage highlights

Stack upFolded paperLayer upon layerRepeatedlyPile upFolding fan

Synonyms

  • 疊— variant form with same meaning
  • 堆— to pile up
  • 積— to accumulate

Antonyms

  • 散— to scatter, to disperse
  • 開— to open, to unfold
  • 平— flat, level

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The papers are stacked in piles (曡放).
  • This is a folded letter (曡信).
  • The mountains are layered one upon another (層巒曡嶂).
  • He repeated the same mistake (重蹈覆曡).

Collocations

  • Stack up(曡起)
  • Folded paper(曡紙)
  • Layer upon layer(層層曡曡)
  • Repeatedly(曡次)
  • Pile up(堆曡)
  • Folding fan(摺曡扇)

Idioms

  • Peaks rising one higher than another(層巒曡嶂)
  • Repeated literary allusions(曡床架屋)
  • Waves upon waves(波濤曡起)
  • Repeating the same mistakes(重蹈覆曡)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In Chinese art, the character 曡 often describes layered mountains in landscape painting.
  • The concept of folding (曡) is important in traditional paper arts like origami.
  • In poetry, 曡 can refer to repeated rhythmic patterns or layered meanings.

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