1. noun younger brother
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Family
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '弟'; Guoyu '弟' n 1; Unihan '弟'; Sun 2006, loc. 1307)
  2. noun junior male
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Family
    Notes: (Unihan '弟')
  3. noun order; rank
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '弟' n 2)
  4. noun disciple
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '弟' n 3)
  5. verb to do one's duty as a younger brother
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A variant of 悌. For example, 孝弟也者,其為仁之本與 'Filial piety and fraternal submission! - are they not the root of all benevolent actions?.' (Lunyu 1:2; Guoyu '弟' tì v)
  6. noun me
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A humble way to refer to one's self (Sun 2006, loc. 1307)
  7. adverb but
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '弟' tì adv)

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