嚏
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tì · to sneeze

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Shape and proportion

17Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Example sentences

Notice where 嚏 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ xiǎng wǒ yào dǎ pēn tì le... gěi wǒ zhāng zhǐ jīn.我想我要打喷嚏了。。。给我张纸巾。

I think I'm gonna sneeze. Give me a tissue.

Source: Tatoeba #503045 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dǎ pēn tì le.我打喷嚏了。

I am sneezing.

Source: Tatoeba #9970071 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhǐ bú zhù dǎ pēn tì.我止不住打喷嚏。

I can't stop sneezing.

Source: Tatoeba #2031397 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiàn guò wǒ jiā de gǒu dǎ pēn tì, dàn shì cóng lái méi jiàn guò wǒ jiā de māo dǎ pēn tì.我见过我家的狗打喷嚏,但是从来没见过我家的猫打喷嚏。

I've seen our dog sneeze, but not our cat.

Source: Tatoeba #8835099 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ késou 、 dǎ pēn tì huò dǎ hāqian de shí hòu yào wǔ zhù nǐ de zuǐ.你咳嗽、打喷嚏或打哈欠的时候要捂住你的嘴。

Cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn.

Source: Tatoeba #401028 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dǎ pēn tì shì yīn wéi yǒu rén zài xiǎng nǐ.打噴嚏是因為有人在想你。

When you sneeze, it means someone is thinking of you.

Source: Tatoeba #14011172 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 嚏 in context

  1. Say tì, then recall the core meaning: to sneeze.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 打喷嚏 (dǎ pēn tì), meaning “to sneeze”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 嚏 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.