| 弟 | 1062B25 80.22 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄉㄧˋ [di4] (*ㄊㄧˋ [ti4] ). | ||
| N. | Younger brother: 舍弟 my brother; 令弟 your brother; 弟兄 brothers; 弟妹 younger brother and sister; 弟男子姪 nephews in gen.; 子弟 the younger generation; 弟 gen. term of reference to self in friendly letters, used in place of “I”; similarly 愚弟 in letters; 兄弟 in conversation, more rarely 小弟. | |||||
| Adj. | (*[ti4]) 孝弟 be good son and good brother, see 悌 22A.22; 豈 弟 21.30. | |||||
| Words | 1. 弟弟 [di4di4], n., younger brother. 2. 弟兄 [di4xiong1], n., brother (i.e., without specifying elder or youger), dist. 兄弟 (coll.) strictly younger brother; n., comrades in arms. 3. 弟子 [di4zi3], n., disciple; pupil. | |||||