涤 (dí) is a Chinese character meaning “to wash”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 条 (strip; twig; long narrow piece), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 条
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字「滌，洒也。从水條聲」（繁体 滌，简化为 涤）；IDS 拆分 ⿰氵条，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–2 为「氵」三点，笔画 3–9 与「条」逐笔对应（3+7=10画）
Memory aid
Water (氵) poured over a long strip (条) of cloth: rinse it from end to end until it is clean.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 洗涤xǐ díto wash; to cleanse涤 = dí
- 涤纶dí lúnpolyester (fiber)涤 = dí
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All readings
to wash; to cleanse
to wash; to cleanse; to sweep away
洗；清除干净。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 洗涤xǐ díto wash; to cleanse涤 = dí
- 涤纶dí lúnpolyester (fiber)涤 = dí
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 涤 mean?
涤 (dí) means to wash; to cleanse; to sweep away.
How do you pronounce 涤?
It is pronounced dí.
What parts is 涤 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 条 (strip; twig; long narrow piece), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字「滌，洒也。从水條聲」（繁体 滌，简化为 涤）；IDS 拆分 ⿰氵条，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–2 为「氵」三点，笔画 3–9 与「条」逐笔对应（3+7=10画）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 涤 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 涤?
氵. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 涤?
Common ones are 洗涤 and 涤纶. The reading of 涤 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.