碟

dié
枼 + 石
HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

dié (noun) dish; plate

Etymology

A flat 枼 stone 石

About

碟 (dié) is a phono-semantic compound: 石 (shí) 'stone' on the left indicates the material (hard substances like stone, clay, or ceramic), while 枼 (yè) on the right provides the sound and also means 'flat leaf' or 'flat shape'. Together they evoke a flat, shallow dish, saucer, or small plate, originally for holding food or condiments. Over time, the meaning expanded to include modern flat, circular objects such as optical discs and flying saucers.

Example Sentences Hide

请把那个碟子递给我。

Qǐng bǎ nà ge diézi dì gěi wǒ.

Please pass me that plate.

妈妈在洗水果碟。

Māma zài xǐ shuǐguǒ dié.

Mom is washing the fruit plate.

他收集了很多音乐光碟。

Tā shōují le hěnduō yīnyuè guāngdié.

He has collected many music CDs.

我们需要买几个新碟子。

Wǒmen xūyào mǎi jǐ ge xīn diézi.

We need to buy a few new plates.

她把菜盛在了蓝色的碟子里。

Tā bǎ cài chéng zài le lán sè de diézi lǐ.

She served the dish on a blue plate.

这段视频被刻录在一张DVD碟上。

Zhè duàn shìpín bèi kèlù zài yī zhāng DVD dié shàng.

This video was burned onto a DVD disc.

关于飞碟的传说一直很吸引人。

Guānyú fēidié de chuánshuō yīzhí hěn xīyǐn rén.

Legends about UFOs have always been fascinating.

他用遥感碟形天线接收信号。

Tā yòng yáogǎn dié xíng tiānxiàn jiēshōu xìnhào.

He uses a remote-sensing dish antenna to receive signals.

Related Characters

Component: 枼

蝶 谍 喋 牒 堞 蹀 渫 葉 鲽 揲 緤 鍱 媟 屧

Component: 石

确 研 破 础 硬 码 碰 矿 碎 岩 碍 磨 磁 碗

Example Words

小菜一碟 光碟 碟子 碟片 飞碟 唱碟 影碟 影碟机 歌碟 硬碟 碟仙 翻版碟