Definitions

dié (adverb) alternately; repeatedly

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character 迭 combines the semantic radical 辶 (movement/walking), which wraps around the bottom and left, with the phonetic component 失 (shī) inside. It primarily means things happening alternately, successively, or repeatedly over time. The structural link to movement reflects the dynamic nature of changing turns or events progressing one after another, centering on the concept of rotation or cyclic occurrence. This is often used to describe actions that occur in a repetitive or alternating sequence rather than just once.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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季节更很快。

Jìjié gēngdié hěn kuài.

The seasons change quickly.

次犯错。

Tā diécì fàncuò.

He repeatedly makes mistakes.

比赛高潮起。

Bǐsài gāocháo diéqǐ.

The game has repeated climaxes.

这里问题出,很难解决。

Zhèlǐ wèntí diéchū, hěn nán jiějué.

Problems arise frequently here, and they are hard to solve.

政策变,影响经济发展。

Zhèngcè diébiàn, yǐngxiǎng jīngjì fāzhǎn.

Policies change repeatedly, affecting economic development.

遭打击,但仍然保持乐观。

Tā dié zāo dǎjī, dàn réngrán bǎochí lèguān.

He suffered repeated blows, but still remains optimistic.

在历史进程中,王朝更是常见现象。

Zài lìshǐ jìnchéng zhōng, wángcháo gēngdié shì chángjiàn xiànxiàng.

In the historical process, the change of dynasties is a common phenomenon.

科技代创新,推动社会不断进步。

Kējì diédài chuàngxīn, tuīdòng shèhuì bùduàn jìnbù.

Technological iteration and innovation drive society's continuous progress.