疉 (dié) - To pile up & to stack

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dié ｜ 20 strokes ｜ radical:

橙丁

疉 · dié

To pile up;

to stack;

to fold;

to repeat;

to duplicate.

Also used to describe overlapping or layering.

To pile upto stackto fold

Usage highlights

stack uplayer upon layerduplicate copyfold clothesstacked mountainsrepeated pattern

Synonyms

  • 叠— to fold; to pile up; to repeat
  • 累— to accumulate; to pile up
  • 堆— to pile; to heap

Antonyms

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

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The books are stacked on the shelf (书本疉在书架上).
  • She folded the clothes neatly (她把衣服疉整齐).
  • The mountains are layered in the distance (远山疉翠).
  • This is a duplicate copy (这是疉本).

Collocations

  • stack up(疉起)
  • layer upon layer(层层疉疉)
  • duplicate copy(疉本)
  • fold clothes(疉衣服)
  • stacked mountains(疉嶂)
  • repeated pattern(疉纹)

Idioms

  • Layer upon layer of mountains and peaks(层峦疉嶂)
  • Repeated rhymes in poetry(疉韵)
  • Stacked screen mountains in painting(疉屏山)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in classical Chinese poetry to describe layered landscapes and mountains.
  • Appears in traditional Chinese painting techniques for depicting depth and perspective.
  • Found in ancient texts describing architectural structures and arrangements.

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