缔 Stroke Order

缔 (dì) 1. Combine, conclude. - Examples: - 缔交 (to establish a relationship) - 缔约 (to conclude a contract) - 缔婚 (to marry) - 缔盟 (to form an alliance) 2. Establish, create. - Examples: - 缔构 (to set up; to establish) - 缔造 (to create; to build) - 缔结 (to form; to conclude) 3. Prohibit, restrain. - Example: - 取缔 (to ban; to suppress) 本义: 结在一起 (Original meaning: to tie together) 造字法: 形声。从糸(mì),帝声 (Phonetic composition: combines "silk" and "emperor"). 1. 同本义 (Same as original meaning: [En.] knot) - 引用: 《说文》：缔，结不解也 (In "Shuowen", (缔) means an unbroken knot.) - 引用: 贾谊《过秦论》：合从缔交 (In "On the Qin", [it means] to connect together.) - 引用: 左思《吴都赋》：缔交翩翩 (In "Ode to the Wu Capital", refers to an elegant connection.) - 例: 缔婚 (to marry); 缔生 (to be born together); 缔连 (to connect). 2. 引申为郁结 ([En.] pent up) - 引用: 《楚辞》：气缭转而自缔 (In "Chuci", it refers to an air that coils and ties itself.) 3. 结合 ([En.] combine; conclude) - 例: 缔好 (to establish a good relationship); 缔昵 (to become close friends). 4. 订立 ([En.] conclude) - 例: 缔约国 (a country that has jointly concluded a treaty). 5. 构造，建造 ([En.] build; construct) - 例: 缔架 (to construct a frame); 缔葺 (to build; to repair); 缔构 (to structure; to construct). 6. 约束; 限制 ([En.] restrain) - 例: 取缔 (to clearly cancel or prohibit).