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啼 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啼 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啼 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啼 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啼 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啼 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啼 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啼 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

啼 Stroke Order — How to Write 啼

Stroke Order

啼 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

啼 Radical and Character Components

Components:口帝

啼 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 帝 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 9 more strokes

啼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • tí

Meanings of 啼 in Chinese

1

tí啼

To cry or weep aloud, often with a wailing sound, typically due to sadness or pain.
孩子被突如其来的巨响吓得大声啼哭。
The child cried loudly, frightened by the sudden loud noise.
The sound made by birds or animals; to cry or call out (referring to animals).
清晨，林中鸟儿欢快地啼鸣着
In the early morning, birds in the forest chirped joyfully.

Common Words and Phrases with 啼

1
tí啼háo号
wail; cry loudly
小婴儿饿了，在摇篮里不停地啼号
The little baby was hungry and kept wailing in the cradle.
2
tí啼jī饥háo号hán寒
to cry from hunger and cold; to be poverty-stricken
那户人家因战乱流离失所，孩童们整日啼饥号寒，令人心痛不已。
Displaced by the war, the children of that family cried from hunger and cold all day, which was heart-wrenching.
3
tí啼jiào叫
To cry or wail loudly, especially referring to humans, or the sound made by birds and animals.
清晨，鸟儿在树上婉转啼叫
In the early morning, birds sang sweetly in the trees.
4
tí啼kū哭
To cry aloud or wail.
婴儿的啼哭声让妈妈心疼不已。
The baby's loud crying made the mother's heart ache.
5
tí啼míng鸣
The cry or call of birds or animals.
清晨，公鸡的啼鸣划破了宁静的乡村。
In the early morning, the rooster's crowing broke the stillness of the peaceful countryside.
6
tí啼qì泣
to weep; to cry
小猫咪因为饿了，发出细微的啼泣声，让人心生怜爱
The little kitten, hungry, made tiny weeping sounds, which filled people with pity.
7
tí啼xiào笑jiē皆fēi非
not know whether to laugh or cry; be between tears and smiles
听到他把“咖啡”说成“开飞”，在场的大家都觉得啼笑皆非
Hearing him pronounce 'coffee' as 'kaifei', everyone present didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
8
tí啼xuè血
To cry until one's mouth bleeds, often associated with the mournful cry of a cuckoo, symbolizing profound sorrow.
窗外杜鹃啼血，声声催人心碎，仿佛在诉说着无尽的离愁别绪。
Outside the window, the cuckoo's sorrowful cries, as if weeping blood, pierced the heart, seemingly recounting endless sorrow of separation.

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Questions about 啼

What does 啼 mean in Chinese?

啼 (tí) means “To cry or weep aloud” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 啼?

啼 is pronounced tí in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 啼 have?

啼 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 啼?

啼 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 啼?

The radical of 啼 is 口, and 啼 is a phono-semantic compound.