嚏 (tì): sneeze

嚏 (tì) is a Chinese character meaning “sneeze.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 疐 (phonetic). It ranks #3018 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 嚏 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 吃 (chī, to eat), 喝 (hē, to drink).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. sneeze

Etymology & Origin

嚏

pictophoneticmouth

Decomposition: ⿰口疐 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
打喷嚏verbdǎ pēn tìto sneeze
喷嚏nounpēn tìsneeze
阿嚏interjectionā tì(onom.) a-choo (sound of a sneeze)
打嚏喷verbdǎ tì pento sneeze
喷嚏剂pēn tì jìsternutator
嚏喷nountì pensneeze
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Total compounds
17
As first character
50
As last character
33
As middle character

嚏 appears in 6 compound words: 17 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 嚏 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

喷pēn
0.645412 co-occurrences
嗽sòu
0.62358 co-occurrences
咳ké
0.55834 co-occurrences
打dǎ
0.453690 co-occurrences
鼻bí
0.41640 co-occurrences
敏mǐn
0.38354 co-occurrences
草cǎo
0.32842 co-occurrences
个gè
0.16721 co-occurrences
我wǒ
0.14410 co-occurrences
的de
0.144185 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

他嚏才很好,能言善辩,是个出色的律师。

tā tì cái hěn hǎo , néng yán shàn biàn , shì gè chū sè de lǜ shī .

He has a great sense of humor, is eloquent, and is an outstanding lawyer.

中国新闻网·生活Sep 2026

出现了打喷嚏、鼻塞、眼痒等过敏症状该如何应对呢?

chū xiàn le dǎ pēn tì , bí sāi , yǎn yǎng děng guò mǐn zhèng zhuàng gāi rú hé yīng duì ne ?

How should you deal with allergy symptoms such as sneezing, a stuffy nose, and itchy eyes?

中国新闻网·生活Sep 2026

常见症状有鼻塞咽痛、打喷嚏、咳嗽;流感还会伴随高烧、全身酸痛乏力。

cháng jiàn zhèng zhuàng yǒu bí sāi yān tòng , dǎ pēn tì , hāi sòu ; liú gǎn hái huì bàn suí gāo shāo , quán shēn suān tòng fá lì .

Common symptoms include a stuffy nose, sore throat, sneezing, and coughing; the flu is also accompanied by a high fever, body aches, and fatigue.

中国新闻网·生活Jul 2026

过敏体质人群吸入飘散的孢子粉末,容易出现打喷嚏、喉咙痒、咳嗽等过敏症状。

guò mǐn tǐ zhì rén qún xī rù piāo sàn de 孢 zǐ fěn mò , róng yì chū xiàn dǎ pēn tì , hóu lóng yǎng , hāi sòu děng guò mǐn zhèng zhuàng .

People with allergies are prone to experiencing allergic symptoms such as sneezing, an itchy throat, and coughing when they inhale airborne spore particles.

中国新闻网·生活May 2026

个别患者在大小便、咳嗽、打喷嚏时,因腹压增加会出现患侧肢体的窜痛感。

gè bié huàn zhě zài dà xiǎo biàn , hāi sòu , dǎ pēn tì shí , yīn fù yā zēng jiā huì chū xiàn huàn cè zhī tǐ de cuàn tòng gǎn .

In some patients, increased abdominal pressure during urination, defecation, coughing, or sneezing may cause shooting pain in the affected limb.

中国新闻网·生活May 2026

患者 李先生:鼻子痒,喷嚏打个不停,都不敢去户外活动。

huàn zhě lǐ xiān shēng : bí zǐ yǎng , pēn tì dǎ gè bù tíng , dōu bù gǎn qù hù wài huó dòng .

Patient Mr. Li: My nose is itchy, and I can’t stop sneezing—I’m too afraid to go outside.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 口 (mouth) component

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 嚏 (tì) mean in Chinese?
嚏 (tì) primarily means "sneeze." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3018 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 嚏 have?
嚏 is written with 17 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 嚏?
The radical associated with 嚏 is 口 (mouth). This radical appears in many characters related to mouth.
What are the components of 嚏?
嚏 is composed of: 口 (semantic), 疐 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰口疐 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 嚏?
Common words with 嚏 include: 打喷嚏 (dǎ pēn tì, "to sneeze"); 喷嚏 (pēn tì, "sneeze"); 阿嚏 (ā tì, "(onom.) a-choo (sound of a sneeze)"); 打嚏喷 (dǎ tì pen, "to sneeze"); 喷嚏剂 (pēn tì jì, "sternutator"). There are over 6 compound words containing this character.
Is 嚏 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 嚏 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.