啼

tí
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frequent character
(bound form) to cry, to weep loudly

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

啼 combines 口 mouth, the meaning part, with 帝 dì, the sound part. It first meant 'to cry, wail'. The meaning grew to 'to crow, caw' and 'to hoot'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

啼tí
variant of 啼[ti2]

Homophones

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

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