第

dì

Dictionary entry

(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth")

What does 第 mean?

第 (dì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth")

2(literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed

3(old) residence of a high official

4(literary) but; however

5(literary) only; just

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第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth") · (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed

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