谛
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to examine; truth (Buddhism)
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 言 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 諦
- Common rank
- #3,434
- Unicode
- U+8C1B
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
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Words with 谛
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四圣谛 | the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism); see also 四諦|四谛[si4 di4] and 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4] | |
| 四谛 | the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]: all li… | |
| 谛视 | to look carefully | |
| 真谛 | the real meaning; the true essence | |
| 谛听 | to listen carefully | |
| 审谛 | to look at sth carefully; to examine | |
| 梵谛冈 | variant of 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1] | |
| 揭谛 | revealer (protective god) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 帝 — compare how they read.