醍

tí
#5,881 most
frequent character
used in 醍醐[ti2hu2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

醍 has 酉 alcohol as the meaning part and 是 shì as the sound part; the sound link is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant a light red alcoholic drink. Later it named an oil from butter and then cream.

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Homophones

HSK 2
题tí
topic, problem for discussion
HSK 5
提tí
to carry, to lift, to raise

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