惕

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fearful; respectful

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

忄 meaning “heart” + 易 sound ( yì )

Components 忄易

watchful · Heisig RSH #2133

state of mind + 易 easy

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
警惕性	jǐng tì xìng	vigilance; alertness
惕然	tì rán	to be afraid, fearful of
朝乾夕惕	zhāo qián xī tì	cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
惊惕	jīng tì	to be alarmed; to be alert
警惕	jǐng tì	to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn
怵惕	chù tì	to be alarmed; to be apprehensive

Characters sharing the sound component 易 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
易 sound part	yì	to change; to exchange, to trade; simple, easy
锡	xī	tin; to bestow, to confer
赐	cì	to give; to bestow a favor; to appoint
踢	tī	to kick
剔	tī	to pick out; to scrape off; picky
蜴	yì	lizard
埸	yì	border, limit, frontier; dike