Word

飞碟 (fēi dié) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 飞碟

名 míng noun

flying saucer

他说他昨晚看到了一个飞碟。

tā shuō tā zuó wǎn kàn dào le yí gè fēi dié

He said he saw a flying saucer last night.

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Word breakdown

飞 fēi — flying

碟 dié — disc/saucer

Structure & writing

1 飞 fēi — (of birds, insects, etc.) to flap wings and move through the air

飞 is not used as a component in any other character.

飞 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 碟 dié — small shallow dish or saucer for food

碟 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 石 shí — rock; stone (hard mineral matter forming the earth's crust)

石 is a component in 30 characters

HSK 3

矿 kuàng mineral resources 码 mǎ a symbol or figure representing a number; a code number 碗 wǎn bowl (a round vessel with a wide mouth and small base, used for holding food)

HSK 4

研 yán to grind finely 破 pò to break; become damaged or incomplete 础 chǔ foundation stone; stone base placed beneath a pillar 硕 shuò large; tall and big 确 què accurate; true; factual

HSK 5

硬 yìng hard; rigid (opposite of 软) 碌 lù mediocre; accomplishing nothing 碎 suì to break into pieces; to shatter 碰 pèng to collide; to bump into something

HSK 6

砍 kǎn to chop or hack with a knife, axe, etc. 砖 zhuān brick (building material made by firing clay in a kiln, usually rectangular or square) 碍 ài to hinder, obstruct 碳 tàn carbon (chemical element, symbol C, atomic number 6)

HSK 7

岩 yán steep cliff 拓 tuò to open up (land, roads) 砌 qì to lay bricks or stones with mortar 砸 zá to strike or smash with a heavy object; (of a heavy object) to fall on something 碑 bēi stone stele inscribed with text, erected to commemorate an event, achievement, or as a marker

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碟 dié small shallow dish or saucer for food 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade 磁 cí magnetism; the property of attracting iron, nickel, cobalt and other metals 磅 bàng pound (unit of weight, symbol lb; 1 pound = 0.4536 kg) 磊 lěi (lit.) numerous and scattered in disorder (see "磊落") 磋 cuō (lit.) to carve or polish ivory into objects 磕 kē to knock against something hard 磨 mó to rub; to wear away 礁 jiāo reef; rock near the water surface in sea, river, or lake

2.2 枼 yè — thin, flat piece of wood or leaf-like board

枼 is a component in 3 characters

HSK 5

蝶 dié butterfly

HSK 7

碟 dié small shallow dish or saucer for food 谍 dié (lit.) to secretly gather intelligence on military, political, or economic matters

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