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提起

tíqǐ

to mention

A person pointing at a keepsake
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Characters in this word

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

起 qǐ

Strokes
10
Radical
走 — to walk, to run, to flee
Made of
走 to walk, to run, to flee 己 self, oneself
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 别提起他。 Bié tíqǐ tā. Do not mention him.
  • 她提起往事。 Tā tíqǐ wǎngshì. She mentions the past.
  • 他提起妈妈。 Tā tíqǐ māma. He mentions Mom.

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