底 dǐ
noun
: background
: bottom; foundation; base
: end (of the month, year etc); remnants
底 de
possessive particle
: equivalent to 的 as possessive particle
Kun Reading
底 | そこ soko
noun
: bottom; sole
On Reading
底 | てい tei
noun
: base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix
: base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.)
: (Archaism) type; kind; extent; degree
底下 di3xia: the location below something; afterwards
底片di3pian4: negative; photographic plate
底止 di3zhi3: (literary) end; limit [ていし teishi: cessation]
底面 di3mian4: bottom; bottom side; bottom surface
[ていめん teimen: bottom; underside; base]
底線[线] di3xian4: to underline; bottom line; base line (in sports); baseline; minimum; spy; plant
底子 di3zi: base; foundation; bottom
底層[层] di3ceng2: ground or first floor; bottom (of a pile); lowest rung (of society)
[底層水 | ていそうすい teisou sui: bottom water (depth: 4000+ meters)]徹[彻]底 che4di3: thorough; thoroughly; complete
[徹底 | てってい tettei: thoroughness; completeness; consistency]
心底 xin1di3: bottom of one’s heart
[しんてい shintei OR しんそこ shinsoko: ‘s innermost depths; completely (from the bottom of one’s heart)]
到底 dao4di3: finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last
[とうてい toutei: (cannot) possibly; no matter how]
年底 nian2di3: the end of the year; year-end
月底 yue4di3: end of the month
歸根到底 [归根到底] gui1gen1 dao4di3: after all; in the final analysis; ultimately; in the end
Japanese expression / idiom
心の奥底 | こころのおくそこ kokoro no okusoko
: innermost depths of one’s heart
底意地が悪い | そこいじがわるい sokoiji ga warui
: malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
Chinese idiom / proverb
井底之蛙 jing3 di3 zhi1 wa1
: the frog at the bottom of the well; fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
尋根問底 [寻根问底] xun2 gen1 wen4 di3
: lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base; to get to the bottom of something
刨根問底 [刨根问底] pao2 gen1 wen4 di3
: to dig up roots and inquire at the base; to get to the bottom of something
跌至谷底 die1 zhi4 gu3 di3
: to hit rock bottom
好酒沉甕底 [好酒沉瓮底] hao3 jiu3 chen2 weng4 di3
: lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug; fig. the best is saved for last
跳出釜底進火坑 [跳出釜底进火坑] tiao4 chu1 fu3 di3 jin4 huo3 keng1
: out of the frying pan into the fire
形声 Pictophonetic.
广 (guang3: wide radical 53; lean-to) suggests the meaning while
氐 (di3: foundation) provides the sound.
Examples:
法律是无底的深渊。
fa3lü4 shi4 wu2di3 de shen1yuan1.
Law is a bottomless pit. [The law is an abyss]
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
