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CHINESE CHARACTER

tī

踢

踢

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toe

Numbered pinyin
ti1
English meanings
shin, spurn, drop-kick, prick, boot, kick, toe, dropkick, play, lunge, punt

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 足; right 易.

  • Left

    足
  • Right

    易
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    • Top

      日
    • Bottom

      勿
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      • Outside

        勹
      • Inside

        ⿰
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Meaning & sound clues

足 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “foot”.

易 is identified as the sound component (yì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 踢.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰足易

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

    tī踢qiú球。

    Kick the ball.

  2. 02

    tī踢kāi开。

    Kick open.

  3. 03

    tī踢zúqiú足球。

    Play football.

  4. 04

    bié别tī踢。

    Don't kick.

  5. 05

    tī踢le了yī一jiǎo脚。

    Gave a kick.

  6. 06

    tī踢jiàn毽zi子。

    Play shuttlecock.

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