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CHINESE CHARACTER

tí

提

提

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mention

Numbered pinyin
ti2
English meanings
mention, refer to, promote, bring up

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 是.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    是
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Meaning & sound clues

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

是 is identified as the sound component (shì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 提.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌是

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他tí提le了yī一gè个wèntí问题。

    He raised a question.

  2. 02

    tíqǐ提起zhè这jiàn件shì事。

    Mention this.

  3. 03

    tí提bāo包chūmén出门。

    Carry a bag out.

  4. 04

    tā他bǎ把xiāngzi箱子tíqǐ提起lái来。

    He lifted the box.

  5. 05

    tídào提到tā他de的míngzi名字。

    Mentioned his name.

  6. 06

    tí提jiànyì建议。

    Give a suggestion.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 别提了
  • 前提
  • 小提琴
  • 提交
  • 提供
  • 提倡
  • 提出
  • 提到
  • 提前
  • 提升
  • 提名
  • 提心吊胆
  • 提拔
  • 提早
  • 提炼
  • 提示
  • 提议
  • 提起
  • 提速
  • 提醒
  • 提问
  • 提防
  • 提高
  • 相提并论