娣

Information about character(s)

Radical: 女
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 10

Pronunciation

Pinyin: dì
Cantonese: dai6 tai5
JapaneseKun: IMOUTO OBA
JapaneseOn: TEI DAI
Korean: CEY

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: younger sister, sister-in-law

CE-Dict: wife of a younger brother

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.the wife of a younger brother of one's husband

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《女部》娣女弟也。从女从弟，弟亦聲。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集下】【女字部】娣
【廣韻】特計切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】大計切，𠀤音第。女弟也。【六書故】古之嫁女者，以姪娣從，自適而下，凡謂之娣。　又【廣韻】徒禮切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】待禮切，𠀤音弟。娣姒，妯娌也。兄之妻曰姒婦，弟之妻曰娣婦。互見前姒字註。

CF-Dict: épouse d'un jeune frère