Meaning
topic; subject; to inscribe; to superscribe
Chinese: 题目、书写题字。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ti” becomes a different word in each tone. 题 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 问题wèn tíquestion; problem; issue; topic
- 难题nán tídifficult problem
- 话题huà tísubject (of a talk or conversation); topic
- 题目tí mùsubject; title; topic; exercise or exam question (
- 标题biāo títitle; heading; headline; caption
Example Sentence
这道题有点儿难。Zhè dào tí yǒu diǎnr nán.This problem is a bit difficult.
这zhèthis道dàoroad题títopic有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly难nándifficult (to...)。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
是 (sound) plus 页 (head): the ‘forehead’ of a thing, what stands at the front — ‘a topic, subject; a question, problem; to inscribe’ (问题, 题目, 主题). Simplified from 題.
A way to remember it
‘Topic / question’: 问题 (problem), 题目 (a question).