第 (pinyin: dì, written "di" or "di") means sequence, number; grade, degree; particle prefacing an ordinal. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 第.
Meaning
sequence, number; grade, degree; particle prefacing an ordinal
Stroke order
第
Examples
我二十三岁第一次看见大海。
wǒ èr shí sān suì dì yī cì kàn jiàn dà hǎi.
I saw the ocean for the first time at twenty-three.
是的,您好!我今天第一天上班,请多关照。
shì de, nín hǎo! wǒ jīn tiān dì yī tiān shàng bān, qǐng duō guān zhào.
Yes, hello! Today's my first day, please look after me.
我学了好几年才学会。第一次包出来的,要么破了,要么倒着站不住。
wǒ xué le hǎo jǐ nián cái xué huì. dì yī cì bāo chū lái de, yào me pò le, yào me dǎo zhe zhàn bú zhù.
It took me many years to learn. The first ones I made were either broken open or fell over.