Flute in Chinese (Mandarin): 笛子 (dízi)
笛子
dízi
flute
- Simplified
- 笛子
- Traditional
- 笛子
- Pinyin
- dízi
- Typed as
- dizi
Use it in a sentence
爷爷会吹笛子。
爺爺會吹笛子。
Grandpa can play the flute.
The characters in 笛子
笛
Flute. ⺮ (bamboo) is on top.
11 strokes
子
A word ending for things.
3 strokes
笛子 is the Chinese bamboo flute, played held sideways. A wind instrument is "blown": 吹笛子 (chuī, to blow).
More examples with 笛子
笛子是用竹子做的。
Dízi shì yòng zhúzi zuò de.
The flute is made of bamboo.
他吹笛子吹得很好。
Tā chuī dízi chuī de hěn hǎo.
He plays the flute very well.
How to write 笛子 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
笛 11 strokes
子 3 strokes
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