弟
dì
younger brother
junior male; I (modest word in letter)
a picture of 弟 → younger brother, ranked below in sequence
弟 originally depicted a rope wound around a stake in order — younger brothers follow in sequence after the eldest. The bow shape (弓) and top strokes together trace this ancient image of ordered winding, not a literal bow.
Words with 弟
关门弟子
guān mén dì zǐ
last disciple of a master
阿弟
ā dì
younger brother
双生兄弟
shuāng shēng xiōng dì
twin brothers
难兄难弟
nán xiōng nán dì
lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
难兄难弟
nàn xiōng nàn dì
brothers in hardship (idiom)
雷曼兄弟
léi màn xiōng dì
Lehman Brothers, investment bank
仁弟
rén dì
(honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend
令弟
lìng dì
honorable little brother
兄弟
xiōng dì
brothers
兄弟姐妹
xiōng dì jiě mèi
brothers and sisters
兄弟会
xiōng dì huì
fraternity
兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)