蹄 (tí): hoof, pig's trotters
蹄 (tí) is a Chinese character meaning “hoof.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 足 (semantic) and 帝 (phonetic). It ranks #2895 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 蹄 foot. Its radical form 足 (foot) appears in many related characters such as 足 (zú, foot), 跑 (pǎo, to run), 路 (lù, road).
Definitions
- hoof
- pig's trotters
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蹄子 | tí zi | hoof |
| 马不停蹄phrase | mǎ bù tíng tí | unrelenting |
| 马蹄铁 | mǎ tí tiě | horseshoe |
| 马蹄 | mǎ tí | horse's hoof |
| 猪蹄noun | zhū tí | pig trotters |
| 马蹄莲 | mǎ tí lián | calla |
| 铁蹄noun | tiě tí | iron hoof (of the oppressor) |
| 马失前蹄 | mǎ shī qián tí | lit. the horse loses its front hooves |
| 马蹄形 | mǎ tí xíng | horseshoe shape |
| 有蹄动物 | yǒu tí dòng wù | ungulates (animals with hooves) |
| 人有失手，马有失蹄 | rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí | lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom) |
| 奇蹄目 | jī tí mù | Perissodactyla |
| 马蹄星云 | mǎ tí xīng yún | Omega or Horseshoe Nebula M17 |
| 奇蹄类noun | jī tí lèi | Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates, such as horses, zebras etc) |
| 偶蹄目 | ǒu tí mù | Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates, such as pigs, cows, giraffes etc) |
蹄 appears in 22 compound words: 18 as the first character, 32 as the last, and 50 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
该模式提供多名可操作角色，包括《羊蹄山之魂》的笃、长门和雪，以及回归的境井仁。
gāi mó shì tí gōng duō míng kě cāo zuò jiǎo sè , bāo kuò yáng tí shān zhī hún de dǔ , cháng mén hé xuě , yǐ jí huí guī de jìng jǐng rén .
This mode features multiple playable characters, including Du, Nagato, and Yuki from *The Soul of Mount Yangtou*, as well as the returning Jin Kyoui.
兔子雷顿率领动物小队深入神秘的獭獭村，机械军团的铁蹄已悄然踏进这片宁静的水泽秘境。
tù zǐ léi dùn lǜ lǐng dòng wù xiǎo duì shēn rù shén mì de 獭 獭 cūn , jī xiè jūn tuán de tiě tí yǐ qiǎo rán tà jìn zhè piàn níng jìng de shuǐ zé mì jìng .
Led by Rabbit Layton, the animal squad ventured deep into the mysterious Otter Village, where the iron hooves of the Mechanical Legion had already quietly invaded this tranquil, hidden wetland paradise.
姜片虫 藏身于菱角、荸荠(马蹄)、莲藕等水生植物表面。
jiāng piàn chóng zàng shēn yú 菱 jiǎo , 荸 荠 ( mǎ tí ) , lián ǒu děng shuǐ shēng zhí wù biǎo miàn .
The ginger fluke hides on the surfaces of aquatic plants such as water chestnuts, Chinese water chestnuts, and lotus roots.
结束本站征程后，帆船队将马不停蹄地投入接下来的赛事。
jié shù běn zhàn zhēng chéng hòu , fān chuán duì jiāng mǎ bù tíng tí dì tóu rù jiē xià lái de sài shì .
After completing their journey here, the sailing team will immediately move on to the next competition.
Character Family
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