狄

dí

low ranking public official (old)

Ancient forms

2 forms

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Meaning

dí di2
  1. low ranking public official (old)
Dí di2
  1. surname Di
  2. generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)

Example sentences

Words with 狄

  • 夷狄yídínon-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China
  • 拉狄克LādíkèKarl Berngardovich Radek (1885-1939), Bolshevik and Comintern leader, first president of Moscow Sun Yat-sen University, died in prison during Stalin's purges
  • 狄拉克DílākèP.A.M. Dirac (1902-1984), British physicist
  • 狄奥多DíàoduōTheodor (name)
  • 狄公案DíGōngÀnDee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁杰 (Dí Rén jié) as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee
  • 狄更斯DígēngsīDickens (name)
  • 狄仁杰DíRénjiéDi Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends
  • 鲍狄埃BàodíāiEugène Edine Pottier (1816-1887), French revolutionary socialist and poet
  • 俄狄浦斯ÉdípǔsīOedipus, hero of the tragedy Oedipus Rex by Athenian dramatist Sophocles
  • 康涅狄格KāngnièdígéConnecticut, US state
  • 康乃狄克KāngnǎidíkèConnecticut, US state (Tw)

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