Chinese Word: 啼 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

啼

Pinyin: tí

English Definition: to cry; to weep aloud; to crow; to hoot

Chinese Definition:
①哭，出声地哭：啼哭。啼泣。悲啼。啼笑皆非。
②鸟兽叫：啼鸣。啼叫。虎啸猿啼。

Antonyms: 笑

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:帝 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 帝 [ dì ] supreme ruler, emperor; god

Similar Characters: 咔蹄唋

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啼哭	tí kū	to cry; to wail
啼笑皆非	tí xiào jiē fēi	lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); between laughter and tears
悲啼	bēi tí	to wail with grief; plaintive cry
啼饥号寒	tí jī háo hán	hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty
哭哭啼啼	kū ku tí tí	to weep endlessly; interminable wailing

1		gōng jī 公鸡 zhèn chì 振翅 tí jiào 啼叫。 The cock clapped his wings and crowed.
2		gōng jī 公鸡 zài 在 lí míng 黎明 shí 时 tí jiào 啼叫。 The cock crowed at dawn.
3		“ kuài 快 qǐ lai 起来！ ” tā 他 tí jiào 啼叫 zhe 着， “ wǒ 我 lái 来 zuò 做 nǐ men 你们 de 的 guó wáng 国王。 ” "Get up!" he crowed. "I've come to be your king!"
4		tā 他 cì shí 赐食 gěi 给 zǒu shòu 走兽， hé 和 tí jiào 啼叫 de 的 xiǎo 小 wū yā 乌鸦。 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
5		yuǎn chù 远处 shì zhèn 市镇 lǐ 里， gōng jī 公鸡 guò zǎo 过早 de 地 ō ō 喔喔 tí jiào 啼叫 qǐ lai 起来。 Away in the town the cocks began to crow for false dawn.

1		gōng jī 公鸡 zhèn chì 振翅 tí jiào 啼叫。 The cock clapped his wings and crowed.
2		gōng jī 公鸡 zài 在 lí míng 黎明 shí 时 tí jiào 啼叫。 The cock crowed at dawn.
3		“ kuài 快 qǐ lai 起来！ ” tā 他 tí jiào 啼叫 zhe 着， “ wǒ 我 lái 来 zuò 做 nǐ men 你们 de 的 guó wáng 国王。 ” "Get up!" he crowed. "I've come to be your king!"
4		tā 他 cì shí 赐食 gěi 给 zǒu shòu 走兽， hé 和 tí jiào 啼叫 de 的 xiǎo 小 wū yā 乌鸦。 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
5		yuǎn chù 远处 shì zhèn 市镇 lǐ 里， gōng jī 公鸡 guò zǎo 过早 de 地 ō ō 喔喔 tí jiào 啼叫 qǐ lai 起来。 Away in the town the cocks began to crow for false dawn.