惕

tì
#2,736 most
frequent character
fearful, respectful

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

惕 has 忄 heart as its meaning part and 易 yì as the sound part, matching in rhyme. The first sense was 'wary, on guard', which grew to 'watchful' and then 'fearful'.

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Homophones

替tì
replace, substitute, take the place of

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