提 tí
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 是 to be
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
提倡
tíchàng
to promote; to encourage
Characters in this word
倡 chàng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 昌 sunlight
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 学校提倡阅读。 Xuéxiào tíchàng yuèdú. The school encourages reading.
- 我们提倡环保。 Wǒmen tíchàng huánbǎo. We support protecting the environment.
- 老师提倡早睡。 Lǎoshī tíchàng zǎo shuì. The teacher encourages going to bed early.
Related words
- 提 tí to carry by hand; to bring up
- 提出 tíchū to put forward
- 提到 tídào to mention
- 提高 tígāo to improve; to raise
- 提前 tíqián ahead of time
- 提问 tíwèn to ask questions
- 提供 tígōng to provide; to offer
- 提醒 tíxǐng to remind
- 前提 qiántí condition; prerequisite
- 提起 tíqǐ to mention
- 提示 tíshì hint
- 倡导 chàngdǎo to advocate; to promote