叠

曡/疉/疊
dié
冝 + 叒
HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

dié (verb) to fold; to layer; to pile up
dié (verb) to repeat; to duplicate

Etymology

Clothes 叒 stacked on top of a drawer 冝

About

叠 is the simplified form of the traditional character 疊, which originally used repeating elements to depict objects piled together. The current structure places 叒 (representing clothes) above 冝 (a drawer), streamlining the visual design while preserving the core idea of layering. Its primary sense is folding flat materials like paper, fabric, or clothing into stacked layers, and by extension, stacking items, accumulating piles, or arranging things in overlapping sequences. The character also serves as a measure word for layers, repeated occurrences, or consecutive iterations of similar events, highlighting continuous accumulation.

Example Sentences Hide

他把书叠了起来。

Tā bǎ shū dié le qǐlái.

He stacked the books.

这些盘子叠放得很整齐。

Zhèxiē pánzi diéfàng de hěn zhěngqí.

These plates are stacked very neatly.

远山层层叠叠，非常壮观。

Yuǎn shān céng céng dié dié, fēicháng zhuàngguān.

The distant mountains are layer upon layer, very spectacular.

她的裙子有多层叠的设计。

Tā de qúnzi yǒu duō céng dié de shèjì.

Her skirt has a multi-layered design.

历史的记忆在脑海中重叠浮现。

Lìshǐ de jìyì zài nǎohǎi zhōng chóngdié fúxiàn.

Memories of history overlap and emerge in my mind.

这两件事在时间上有所叠加。

Zhè liǎng jiàn shì zài shíjiān shàng yǒu suǒ diéjiā.

These two events overlap in terms of timing.

情感与理智的叠加以复杂的形态存在。

Qínggǎn yǔ lǐzhì de diéjiā yǐ fùzá de xíngtài cúnzài.

The overlay of emotion and reason exists in a complex form.

诗人巧妙地运用了叠字的手法。

Shīrén qiǎomiào de yùnyòng le diézì de shǒufǎ.

The poet skillfully employed the technique of repeating characters.

Related Characters

Component: 冝

曡 疊

Component: 叒

桑

Example Words

折叠 堆叠 层叠 折叠椅 叠加 叠放 叠罗汉 重叠 折叠式 叠合 叠层 叠彩区