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提tí, dī, dǐ

to carry in the hand (by a handle); to lift; to raise; to mention; to bring up; to point out; to draw out; to withdraw

提 has three readings: tí for carrying and raising (提包, 提高, 提醒), dī only in 提防 'guard against', and an old classical dǐ.

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ZDIC: 形声,从扌、是声 — the hand side with 是 as the sound side.

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提tí, dī, dǐ

to carry in the hand (by a handle); to lift; to raise; to mention; to bring up; to point out; to draw out; to withdraw

提 has three readings: tí for carrying and raising (提包, 提高, 提醒), dī only in 提防 'guard against', and an old classical dǐ.

ZDIC: 形声,从扌、是声 — the hand side with 是 as the sound side.

LEFT: THE HAND SIDE — CARRYING AND LIFTING BY HAND

扌shǒu

hand (from 手)

The left-side hand form; not a standalone page.

In 提: left: the hand side — carrying and lifting by hand Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

RIGHT: THE OLD SOUND SIDE 是 (SHÌ)

是shì

to be; yes; this

The old sound side named by ZDIC for 提 and 题; neither tí nor dī shares a modern sound part with shì.

In 提: right: the old sound side 是 (shì) A historical sound side, not a modern hint: tí shares no modern sound part with shì — the initials (t-/sh-), the differently valued finals (both written -i) and the tones (2/4) all differ. The special dī of 提防 and the classical dǐ are kept as separate readings.

tíTone 2
  • to carry in the hand (by a handle)
  • to lift; to raise
  • to mention; to bring up; to point out
  • to draw out; to withdraw
  • 提包tíbāoa handbag; a briefcase
  • 提高tígāoto raise; to improve
  • 提醒tíxǐngto remind
  • 提问tíwènto ask a question
dīTone 1
  • to guard against (提防)
  • 提防dīfángto be on guard against
dǐTone 3classical
  • to throw; to hurl (classical)

ZDIC header reading dǐ is classical use (as in the 荆轲 quote 投掷 sense); not a modern common reading, so it gets no learner words.

No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.

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