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蹄 (tí) — (bound form) hoof

Definition

Bound form meaning 'hoof' (of a horse, cow, pig, etc.) and also used for animal feet/trotters as food. Almost always appears with 子 (蹄子) or in compounds like 猪蹄, 马蹄 — it does not stand alone.

bound form
hoof

Examples

  • 。
    Wǒ hěn xǐ huan chī zhū tí.
    I really like eating pig trotters.
  • 。
    Zhè pǐ mǎ de mǎ tí shòu shāng le.
    This horse's hoof is injured.
  • 。
    Mā ma yòng tí zi dùn tāng.
    Mom uses trotters to make soup.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
足足zúfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
帝
帝dì蹄tí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

蹄 uses 足 (foot) to point to feet and 帝 to give its sound.

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