啼(tí): (bound form) to cry
12 strokes
(bound form) to cry
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- tí
- Meaning
- (bound form) to cry; to weep loudly; (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 啼 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 啼 step by step
12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 啼
Common words using 啼 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom)
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