屉 (tì): drawer, tier, tray

屉 (tì) is a Chinese character meaning “drawer.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 尸 (structural) and 世 (structural). It ranks #2814 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. drawer
  2. tier
  3. tray

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
抽屉nounchōu tidrawer
屉子nountì zidrawer
三屉桌sān tì zhuōthree-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture)
笼屉nounlóng tìbamboo steamer (for buns or dim sum)
4
Total compounds
25
As first character
50
As last character
25
As middle character

屉 appears in 4 compound words: 25 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 25 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 屉 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

抽chōu
0.665357 co-occurrences
柜guì
0.48716 co-occurrences
桌zhuō
0.42624 co-occurrences
蒸zhēng
0.42420 co-occurrences
笼lóng
0.40410 co-occurrences
里lǐ
0.30480 co-occurrences
放fàng
0.24819 co-occurrences
面miàn
0.19917 co-occurrences
我wǒ
0.17112 co-occurrences
上shàng
0.16821 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

写好屉字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。

xiě hǎo tì zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .

To write the character "屉" correctly, one must master the proper stroke order.

少数派Aug 2026

该模式整合了“简易模式”的快速联系人呼叫入口以及上滑呼出的传统应用抽屉。

gāi mó shì zhěng gě le jiǎn yì mó shì de kuài sù lián xì rén hū jiào rù kǒu yǐ jí shàng huá hū chū de chuán tǒng yīng yòng chōu tì .

This mode combines the quick contact dialing shortcut from "Simple Mode" with the traditional app drawer that opens by swiping up.

少数派Aug 2026

抽屉导轨的微调: 导轨上的螺丝小且脆弱。

chōu tì dǎo guǐ de wēi diào : dǎo guǐ shàng de luó sī xiǎo qiě cuì ruò .

Fine-Tuning Drawer Slides: The screws on the slides are small and fragile.

少数派Aug 2026

花了一番功夫,终于挑到一款价格、款式都符合我需求的免安装日式抽屉柜。

huā le yī fān gōng fū , zhōng yú tiāo dào yī kuǎn jià gé , kuǎn shì dōu fú gě wǒ xū qiú de miǎn ān zhuāng rì shì chōu tì guì .

After some effort, I finally found a Japanese-style chest of drawers that didn't require assembly and met my needs in terms of both price and style.

少数派Jul 2026

那么,我们就来聊聊这个“抽屉”。

nà má , wǒ men jiù lái liáo liáo zhè gè chōu tì .

So, let’s talk about this “drawer.”

少数派Jul 2026

左侧抽屉栏中可以快速切换不同文件夹。

zuǒ cè chōu tì lán zhōng kě yǐ kuài sù qiē huàn bù tóng wén jiàn jiā .

You can quickly switch between different folders in the left-hand drawer panel.

Tatoeba

汤姆从抽屉里拿出一把锅铲。

Tāngmǔ cóng chōuti lǐ náchū yī bǎ guōchǎn.

Tom took a spatula out of the drawer.

Tatoeba

屠夫的刀子在抽屉里

Túfū de dāozi zài chōuti lǐ

The butcher knife is in the drawer.

Tatoeba

我忘记锁上抽屉了。

Wǒ wàngjì suǒshàng chōuti le.

I forgot to lock the drawer.

Tatoeba

办公桌的抽屉是开着的。

Bàngōng zhuō de chōuti shì kāi zhe de.

The desk drawer is open.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced tì

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 屉 (tì) mean in Chinese?
屉 (tì) primarily means "drawer." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2814 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 屉 have?
屉 is written with 8 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 屉?
The radical associated with 屉 is 尸 (corpse). This radical appears in many characters related to corpse.
What are the components of 屉?
屉 is composed of: 尸 (structural), 世 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿸尸世 with a surround-from-upper-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 屉?
Common words with 屉 include: 抽屉 (chōu ti, "drawer"); 屉子 (tì zi, "drawer"); 三屉桌 (sān tì zhuō, "three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture)"); 笼屉 (lóng tì, "bamboo steamer (for buns or dim sum)"). There are over 4 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 屉 (tì)?
Several characters share the pronunciation tì: 体 (body), 提 (to lift, to mention), 题 (topic), 替 (to substitute for), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 屉 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 屉 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.