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提

Mandarin · pinyin dī#

used in 提防 dī fang and 提溜 dī liu

Mandarin · pinyin tí#

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提: tí · hold in hand; lift in hand

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

si4 · tai4

Cantonese word readings for 提. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

to carry; to lift
to raise; to increase
to mention; to nominate
to point out; to put forward
(Chinese calligraphy) a rising stroke (㇀)

character · Etymology 2

only used in 提防 (dīfang, “to take precautions against; to watch out for”)

character · Etymology 3

(Hokkien, dialectal Hakka) to take; to hold in one's hand
(Hokkien) to obtain; to acquire (a degree, certificate, etc.)

character · Etymology 4

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 禔
a surname

character · Etymology 5

only used in 朱提 (Shūshí)

character · Etymology 6

to throw
to sever

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