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{{also|厎}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==
{{stroke order|strokes=8}}

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=53|rad=广|as=05|sn=8|four=00242|canj=IHPM,IHVI|ids=⿸广氐}}

====Derived characters====
* [[掋]], [[鯳]], [[菧]]

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0344.060|dkj=09262|dj=0653.280|hdz=20878.040|uh=5E95}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|广|t1=building|氐|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p}} – the bottom or base, foundation of a building. Note that 氐, according to one interpretation, is a figure bowing or the root of a tree, hence a connotation of "down"; if the interpretation is correct, the phonetic component also adds part of the meaning.

===Etymology 1===
Cognate with {{och-l|低|to lower; low}}, {{och-l|柢|root of a tree; base}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=dǐ,er=y
|m-s=
|c=dai2
|c-t=ai2
|g=
|h=pfs=tái/tí;hrs=h:daiˊ;gd=dai3
|h_note=tái - vernacular; tí - literary
|j=di2
|mb=
|md=dā̤/dī
|md_note=dā̤ - vernacular; dī - literary
|mn=xm,qz,tp,lk,km,mg,hc:tóe/qz,xm,zz,yl,tn,kh,tc:té/sx:tére/tí
|mn_note=Xiamen, Quanzhou: té - literary; tóe - vernacular; tí - vernacular (limited, e.g. {{zh-l|*到底}})
Zhangzhou: té - literary; tí - vernacular (limited, e.g. {{zh-l|*到底}})
Taiwan: té/tóe/tére - vernacular; tí - literary
|mn-t=doi2/doin2/di2
|mn-t_note=doi2/doin2 - vernacular; di2 - literary
|w=sh:5ti
|x=
|mc=y
|oc=y
|ma=Zh-di.ogg
|cat=n,a,prep
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[bottom]]; [[underneath]]; [[underside]]
# [[ground]]; [[background]]
# [[ins and outs]]; [[actual]] [[situation]]
# [[master]] [[copy]]
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[copy]] kept as a [[record]]
#: {{zh-co|留底|to keep a '''copy'''|C}}
# [[end]] (of a [[year]] or [[month]])
#: {{zh-also|年底|月底}}
#: {{zh-co|六月 底|'''end''' of June|C}}
# [[remnant]]s; [[remain]]s; [[leftover]]s
# {{lb|zh|Southern Min}} [[inside]]
#: {{zh-co|糜 底|'''in''' the congee|MN-T}}
# {{lb|zh|mathematics}} base (of triangle, logarithm, etc.)
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[staple]] [[food]] as the [[base]] of a [[meal]]
#: {{zh-co|伊麵 底|e-fu noodles as the base (e.g., for lobster)|C}}
#: {{zh-co|加底|to add '''rice''' in a meal|C}}
# {{lb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese}} [[tendency]] in one's [[personality]]; [[leaning]]
#: {{zh-co|燥底|having a bad temper|C}}
#: {{zh-co|紅底|having pro-CCP leanings|C}}
#: {{zh-co|M{em1}底|having a masochistic side|C}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[physique]]; [[constitution]] {{gl|of a person}}
#: {{zh-co|寒底||C}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[ground]]; [[foundation]]
#: {{zh-x|我 數底 好 差。|My '''foundation''' of math is very poor.|C}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[background]] {{gl|of a person}}; [[criminal record]]
#: {{zh-x|佢 個 底 花 嗮。|His '''criminal record''' is all dirty and messy.|C}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[underpants]] (short for {{l|yue|底褲}}) {{zh-mw|c:條}}
#: {{zh-co|紅底|red '''underpants'''|C}}
#: {{zh-co|露{lou6}底|to expose one's '''underpants'''|C}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} {{zh-classifier|[[pastry]] made or served in flat-shaped container}}
#: {{zh-co|半 底 雞蛋仔||C}}
#: {{zh-x|過年 整 咗 一 底 蘿蔔糕 同 一 底 年糕。||C}}
# {{zh-short|底細}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|到底|底冰|底根兒|底案|亮底兒|底極|尋根問底|心底|底腳|底限|封底|堅持到底|底冊|底缺|底糞|底層|底邊|底特律|干卿底事|家底兒|伊于胡底|年底|底棲生物|怪底|兜老底|底老|底線抽球|底價|刨根究底|底片|店底|底部|底襟|底處|底蘊|底薪|底色|底腳裡人|底肥|底線|底細|底稿|底盤|底牌|底版|底火|底漆|底滯|底樣兒|底本兒|底本|底末|底數|底寧|底子錢|底子|底兒|底事|底下奏樂|底下人|天底下|底下|兜底|伊底帕斯|平底鍋|平底|井底之蛙|尋根究底|存底|亮底牌|墊底|小底|囊底路|大底|底衣|囊底|底座|底面|底工|儘底下|信底|地底|保底|刨根問底|平底鞋|外匯存底|周旋到底|囊底智|包袱底兒|底止|底定|天底|井底銀瓶|壓箱底|底裡|底死|窮根究底|書底子|海底眼|本底子|眼底|洋底盆地|摸底|海底通訊|盤底朝天|沒底棺材|根底|海底擴張|手底下|搜根究底|扯底線|揭老底|海底撈月|揭底牌|打底|打粉底|水底納瓜|海底摸月|瀉底|月底|澈底<tr:chèdǐ>|有底|有底稿|海底峽谷|打底稿|水底摸月|探底|攢底|稿底|溝底|漆桶底脫|私底下|知情底保|沒底兒|知底|眼底下|書囊無底|根兒底下|海底|海底電纜|搜根問底|無底洞|打底子|甚底|盤根問底|水底撈月|牢角底|班底|揭底|海底電線|火底|打聽細底|海底猴兒|海底撈針|海底山|海底地震|洩底|河底隧道|扁底舟|水底撈針|歇斯底里|樓底下|方底圓蓋|筆底生花|細底|耳朵底子|釜底游魚|鐺底焦飯|箱底|阿富羅底|箱底功夫|臥底|船底|箱底錢|老底|納鞋底|魚遊釜底|草底兒|被底鴛鴦|谷底|腳底抹油|老底兒|釜底遊魂|茶底|粉底|高底鞋|高底|老班底|腳底下人|軟底子|鞋底|老底子|露底|賣底|鋪底|腳底下|釜底抽薪|釜底枯魚|謎底|酒底|腳底|鞋底錢|透底|跌至谷底|襯底|腳底板兒|築底巷|爨底下|川底下|絞絲底|雪字底|四點底|青字底|皿字底|岳底|舉字底|無底|河底|底張|山底|徹底|內底|貨底|nan:底蒂<tr:té-tì>}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=de
|dial=n
|cat=part
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{†}} {{n-g|[[possessive]] particle, equivalent to modern Mandarin {{zh-l|的|tr=de}}}}

===Etymology 3===
From {{ltc-l|等|id=1}}, probably a clipping or influenced by {{och-l|何等|id=1}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|md=diē/dē̤
|mn=xm,zz,tw:tī/qz:tǐ
|mn-t=di7
|dial=n
|mc=y
|cat=pron
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|literary|or|Min}} [[which]]; [[what]]
#* {{zh-x|底 事 昆{Kūn}侖 傾 砥-柱，九 地 黃 流 亂 注？|How could Mount Pillar suddenly fall down? And Yellow River flow throughout the town?|CI|ref={{circa2|1142}}, {{lw|zh|張元幹}},{{lw|zh|s:賀新郎 (張元幹)|賀新郎·送胡邦衡待制赴新州|pref=《|suf=》|collapsed=y}}, translated by {{w|Xu Yuanchong}}}}
#* {{zh-x|陶冶 性靈 存 底 物？新 詩 改 罷 自 長 吟。|ref=杜甫《解悶之七》}}

====Synonyms====
{{zh-dial|哪}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|底人|底儂|底時|底所|底塊<tr:diē-dó̤i>|底囝|底𫢗}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

{{cat|cmn|Intermediate Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=4|rs=广05}}

# {{rfdef|ja|sort=广05}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=たい
|kanon=てい
|kun=そこ-, なんぞ
|nanori=いたる
}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|そこ|yomi=k}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|そこ|acc=0|acc_ref=DJR,NHK}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|そこ}}

# the [[bottom]]
#: {{ja-usex|'''底'''に沈む|'''そこ''' に しずむ|sink to the '''bottom'''}}

=====Antonyms=====
* {{ja-r|頂|いただき|gloss=[[top]]}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{ja-r|二%重%底|に%じゅう%ぞこ|[[double]] [[sole]]; [[double]] [[bottom]]}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|てい|yomi=o}}
From {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=てい}} {{m|zh|底|tr=tej<sup>X</sup>}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|てい|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR,NHK}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|てい}}

# [[base]] of a [[logarithm]]

===References===
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==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|hangeul=[[저]], [[지]]|rv=jeo, ji|mr=chŏ, chi}}

# {{rfdef|ko|sort=广05}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=[[để]], [[đáy]], [[đễ]]|rs=广05}}

# to [[place#Verb|place]]