How to write 第

第 (dì) means “(prefix indicating ordinal number”. The 第 stroke order has 11 strokes; the animation above shows them one at a time. Its radical is ⺮. To practise how to write 第, open writing practice; to hear how to pronounce 第, use the pronunciation trainer.

Words with 第

• 第 — dì, (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however; (literary) only; just
• 第一 — dì yī, first; number one; primary
• 第一手 — dì yī shǒu, first-hand