帖

tiē
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Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

帖 joins 巾 cloth, the meaning part, with 占 zhàn, the sound part. It first meant a cloth book mark. The meaning grew to 'invitation card, note'; read tiè, 'model for calligraphy'; read tiē, 'properly arranged' and 'to obey'.

帖 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

帖tiě
invitation card, notice
帖tiè
rubbing from incised inscription

Homophones

贴tiē
stick, paste, glue, nestle up to

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