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缔

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(archaic) to bind up inextricably; (bound form) to form an enduring union; to establish (an alliance, a friendship, a nation etc)

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
12
Radical
糸 +9
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
締
Common rank
#3,415
Unicode
U+7F14

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 缔 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 meaning “thread” + 帝 sound ( dì )

Components 纟 帝

How to remember it

conclude · Heisig RSH #2382

thread + 帝 sovereign

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 缔

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
结缔组织 jié dì zǔ zhī connective tissue
缔约国 dì yuē guó signatory states; countries that are party to a treaty
缔约方 dì yuē fāng party in a contract, treaty etc
缔造者 dì zào zhě creator (of a great work); founder
缔结 dì jié to conclude (an agreement)
缔约 dì yuē to conclude a treaty
取缔 qǔ dì to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
缔造 dì zào to found; to create

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 帝 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
帝 sound part dì supreme ruler, emperor; god
蒂 dì root cause; the stem of a fruit; the peduncle of a flower
蹄 tí hoof; pig's trotter
啼 tí to weep, to whimper; to howl; to crow
谛 dì careful, attentive; to examine; the truth
啻 chì only, merely, just; to stop at
碲 dì tellurium