隊 (duì) - Meaning, Stroke Order & Audio

隊

duì[dui4]Tone 4

team, group, line

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队

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English · team, group, line

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Topology:Left-right

Strokes:6

Writing Balance Rule: Keep the left component (阝/阝ual seal radical) compact and slightly narrower than the right component (攴/uì), maintaining vertical equilibrium.

Simplification Logic: The traditional form 隊 uses 𨸏 (mound radical) on the left and 𠂹 with 攴 on the right. Simplified keeps the standard left hill/mound radical 阝.

1. Meaning

team or group of people

line of people or things (queue)military unit (squadron, regiment)

noun / measure wordNeutral#organization#people#action

Sample Usage

我们是一个团队。
Wǒmen shì yí gè tuán duì.
We are a team.
大家请排队买票。
Dàjiā qǐng pái duì mǎi piào.
Everyone please line up to buy tickets.

2. Sound

/[tuei̯⁵¹]/Tone: 51

隊

duìdui4

`(51)

=duì

Initial Consonant

Type: Unaspirated Alveolar

Sounds like: d as in dog

Unaspirated

Airflow Tactile Test: No puff of air. Tissue remains still (sounds like English 't' in 'stop').

Tongue & Mouth Position: Tongue tip pressed against the alveolar ridge behind upper front teeth.

Final Rhyme

Vowel Group: -i vowel group

Sounds like: -ui rhymes with way

Mouth Shape Guide: Pronounce as standalone vowel 'way'.

Common Learner Trap: Keep vowel quality steady across all 4 tone contours.

Abbreviated Rhyme Rule: ui is short for uei

Tone

T4 (51)

5 → 1 (51)

4th Tone (High-Falling)

Tone Pitch & Cadence: Tone 4 starts high and drops abruptly, similar to saying 'No!' or giving a sharp command in English.

👂

Listening trap: Confusing the fourth tone (falling) with the first or third tones. Ensure the pitch drops decisively from high to low.

👋

Physical Tone Gesture: A sharp nod downward like nodding firmly in agreement.

3. Writing

Topology: Left-right · Strokes: 6 strokes

Writing Balance Rule: Keep the left component (阝/阝ual seal radical) compact and slightly narrower than the right component (攴/uì), maintaining vertical equilibrium.

Simplification Logic: The traditional form 隊 uses 𨸏 (mound radical) on the left and 𠂹 with 攴 on the right. Simplified keeps the standard left hill/mound radical 阝.

4. Components

Radical 阝 · Mound or Hill Radical (Left form) (Mound, hill, administrative place)

Semantic Clue (形旁): 阝 (Indicates a gathering place or group stationed by a hill/territory)

Phonetic Clue (声旁): 攴 (original sound: dui)

People gathered in an orderly line or group (队) near a designated mound or station (阝).

阝 Mound or settlement radical
攴 Action or tapping component providing the phonetic base

Phonetic Family (形声字家族)

3· Phonetic Root: 㒸 (suì)

5. History

Liushu category: Phono-semantic (形声)

Origin: Originally, the character combined 阝 (representing a high place or official post) with a phonetic element representing troops stationed or lined up in formation.

Semantic Evolution: Shifted from military units and ranked formations to general teams, groups, and lines of people waiting.

In ancient times, military divisions were organized and stationed near encampments or regional mounds.

6. Sinosphere

🇻🇳

Sino-Vietnamese

đội

The Chinese 4th tone (sharp falling) aligns closely with the Vietnamese nặng tone or sắc tone depending on historical phonetic shifts, here matching the heavy descending quality.

🇯🇵

Kanji (Japanese)

On: タイ

🇰🇷

Hanja (Korean)

대

Sound Shift Bridge: The initial d- and final -ui sound bridge smoothly to Korean dae and Japanese tai through historical borrowing.

7. Memory

Vivid Mnemonic Story

Picture a **team** (队) of workers standing in a **line** by the **mound** (阝) ready to march.

Phonetic Family (形声字家族)

对

duìcorrect, right, facingReplaces the complex right side with 又 (hand).

Lookalikes & Traps (形近字)

对(duì)

队 has the mound radical 阝 (group/line), while 对 uses 又 (facing/right).

8. Mastery

Active Recall Challenge

我們學校有一個非常優秀的足球[___]。

Clue: duì

Common Learner Pitfall

Confusing 队 (duì - team/line) with 对 (duì - correct), ignoring the structural difference on the left side.

Memory Prompts

Recognition: What does 队 (duì) mean and how is it used in compounds like 球队?

Production: How do you write the character for 'team' or 'line' with 6 strokes using the mound radical?

隊duìteam, group, line

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