涕
tears; nasal mucus
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How 涕 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 弟 (phonetic, dì)
How to remember it
snot · Heisig RSH #2282
弟 younger brother + 水 water
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 弟
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 弟 (dì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弟 sound component | dì | young brother, junior |
| 梯 | tī | ladder, steps, stairs |
| 递 | dì | to deliver, to hand over; substitute |
| 剃 | tì | to shave |
| 鹈 | tí | pelican |
| 睇 | dì | to glance, to look, to stare |
| 娣 | dì | younger sister; younger brother's wife |
| 绨 | tí | coarse pongee, heavy silk |
| 锑 | tī | antimony |
Words containing 涕
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一把眼泪一把鼻涕 | yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì | with one's face covered in tears (idiom) |
| 破涕为笑 | pò tì wéi xiào | to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness |
| 涕泪交流 | tì lèi jiāo liú | tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically |
| 涕泪交加 | tì lèi jiāo jiā | (idiom) weeping uncontrollably |
| 流鼻涕 | liú bí tì | to have a runny nose |
| 感激涕零 | gǎn jī tì líng | to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears |
| 鼻涕虫 | bí tì chóng | a slug; sb with a runny nose |
| 痛哭流涕 | tòng kū liú tì | weeping bitter tears |
| 涕泗横流 | tì sì héng liú | tears and mucus flowing profusely; sniveling; in a tragic state |
| 鼻涕 | bí tì | nasal mucus; snivel; snot |
| 涕零 | tì líng | to shed tears; to weep |
| 滴滴涕 | dī dī tì | (loanword) DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) |
| 涕泗纵横 | tì sì zòng héng | tears and mucus flowing profusely; sniveling; in a tragic state |
| 拾人涕唾 | shí rén tì tuò | to plagiarize (idiom) |
| 涕泣 | tì qì | to weep; to shed tears |
| 涕唾 | tì tuò | nasal mucus and spittle |
| 擤鼻涕 | xǐng bí tì | to blow one's nose |
| 涕泗滂沱 | tì sì pāng tuó | a flood of tears and mucus; broken-hearted and weeping bitterly |