提
dī
#196 most
frequent character
used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
提 has 扌 hand as its meaning part and 是 shì as a sound part, though the sound link is not clear today. It first meant 'to hold' or 'to pick up'. From that came 'to raise' and 'to bring up a topic'. It is also read dī.
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