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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tì | ti4
English translation
fearful
respectful
cautious, careful, alert

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Isolated morpheme / 语素 yǔ sù Yǔsù

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

忄易

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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警惕 jǐngtì de 看着似乎 sìhū 担心 dānxīn 我会动粗 dòng cū

She studied me warily, as if I might turn violent.

银行家 yín háng jiā men duì 结果 jiēguǒ 保持 bǎochí 高度 gāo dù 警惕 jǐngtì

Bankers are keeping a wary eye on the outcome.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
警惕 jǐngtì vigilant警惕 jǐngtì
警惕性 jǐng tì xìng vigilance警惕性 jǐng tì xìng
fearful
朝乾夕惕 zhāo qián xī tì cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)朝乾夕惕 zhāo qián xī tì

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Decomposition

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