迪 dí to advance
to advance; to enlighten; to make progress
How to remember 迪: 辶 road + 由 because = to advance. The old teacher walks the long road to the village school every day because his job, he says, is to advance.
Component breakdown
迪 = 辶 road + 由 because
- 辶 road
- 由 because
The old teacher walks the long road to the village school every day because his job, he says, is to advance.
How it is used
- Literary 'to enlighten/guide' - 启迪 (qǐdí) to inspire/edify, more elevated than plain 启发.
- In everyday life you meet it mostly as a phonetic character in foreign names: 迪士尼 (Díshìní) Disney, 迪拜 (Díbài) Dubai.