Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “ti”
35 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
tī
2
Second tone
tí
提
tí
题to hold in the hand
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4tí
厗forehead
15 strokes · HSK 3.0 L2tí
荑stone, mineral
9 strokestí
绨sprout
9 strokestí
啼coarse pongee, heavy silk
10 strokestí
缇to weep, to whimper
12 strokestí
鹈orange-red silk
12 strokestí
蹄pelican
12 strokestí
醍hoof
16 strokestí
鳀essential oil of butter
16 strokestí
題anchovy
17 strokestí
鵜forehead
18 strokestí
鯷pelican
18 strokestí
anchovy
20 strokes3
Third tone
tǐ
4
Fourth tone
tì
替
tì
剃to change, to replace, to substitute for
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5tì
屉to shave
9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9tì
倜drawer, tier
8 strokestì
悌lofty, exalted
10 strokestì
涕respectful, brotherly
10 strokestì
逖tears
10 strokestì
屜distant, far
10 strokestì
惕drawer, tier
11 strokestì
裼cautious, careful, alert
11 strokestì
嚏to take off a top
13 strokestì
趯to sneeze
17 strokestì
to jump
21 strokesSound in context
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