# 堤 — Embankment

Frequency rank 1913 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 叱 (Scold), less common than 伺 (Inquire).

- On’yomi: てい
- Kun’yomi: つつみ
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level XV of XX

Dirt on the left, the sun in the middle, and a foot on the right — dirt piled high, baked by the sun, and packed by foot, building up an embankment.

In words:

- 堤防 ていぼう — bank;weir

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