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
提名
tímíng
to nominate; nomination
Characters in this word
名 míng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 委员会经过三轮投票，最终提名她担任下一届主席。 Wěiyuánhuì jīngguò sān lún tóupiào, zuìzhōng tímíng tā dānrèn xià yí jiè zhǔxí. After three rounds of voting, the committee finally nominated her to serve as the next chair.
- 两位作家被提名今年的文学奖。 Liǎng wèi zuòjiā bèi tímíng jīnnián de wénxuéjiǎng. Two writers were nominated for this year's literary prize.
- 会上有三人被提名，但他不在其中。 Huì shàng yǒu sān rén bèi tímíng, dàn tā bú zài qízhōng. Three people were nominated at the meeting, but he was not among them.
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
- 提倡 tíchàng to promote; to encourage
- 提起 tíqǐ to mention
- 提示 tíshì hint