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惕

tì

HSK 6 Character

What 惕 means

1. fearful
2. respectful

Example sentences

• 保持警惕。
  Bǎochí jǐngtì.
  Stay sharp.
• 你真是警惕。
  Nǐ zhēnshi jǐngtì.
  You're very alert.
• 不要放松警惕。
  Bù yào fàngsōng jǐngtì.
  Don't let your guard down.

Words starting with 惕

• 惕然tì ránto be afraid, fearful of

Words containing 惕

• 警惕jǐng tìto be on the alert; vigilant; alert
• 警惕性jǐng tì xìngvigilance; alertness
• 惊惕jīng tìto be alarmed; to be alert
• 朝乾夕惕zhāo qián xī tìcautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
• 怵惕chù tìto be alarmed; to be apprehensive

Characters built on 易

These share the phonetic component 易 (yì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 赐cì(bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor; Taiwan pr. sì
• 锡xītin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer
• 踢tīto kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)
• 剔tīto scrape the meat from bones; to pick (teeth etc); to weed out
• 蜴yìused in 蜥蜴
• 埸yìborder
• 裼tìbaby's quilt

Characters that look like 惕

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 惧jùto fear
• 悟wùto comprehend; to apprehend; to become aware
• 惬qiè(literary) satisfied; content
• 琚jūornamental gems for belt
• 圃pǔgarden; orchard
• 傣DǎiDai ethnic group

Sounds the same

Read tì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 替to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace
• 嚏sneeze
• 屉drawer; tier; tray
• 涕tears; nasal mucus
• 剃to shave
• 倜used in 倜傥
• 悌to do one's duty as a younger brother
• 逖(literary) remote; far away
• 籊long bamboo (for fishing rod)
• 揥get rid of; ivory hairpin
• 趯to jump; way of stroke in calligraphy
• 洟nasal mucus; Taiwan pr. yí