The kanji 諦: meaning, readings and stroke order

諦

Meaning: give up, see clearly
On reading: テイ tei
Kun reading: あきら（める） akirameru
Strokes: 16
Radical: 言 speech
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: từ bỏ, nhìn thấu (đế)
Japanese: あきらめる。よくみてさとる。
Korean: 포기하다, 깨닫다 (체)
Chinese: 放弃、看透 (谛)

Readings, words and example sentences

テイ tei · on reading · less common

諦てい念ねん
calm acceptance, resignation
諦てい念ねんの境地に至ります。
He reaches a state of calm acceptance.

あきら（める） akirameru · kun reading

諦あきらめる
to give up
さいごまで 諦あきらめません。
I won't give up until the end.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.