涕 (tì)

Nasal mucus; snot.

How 涕 is written

Strokes
10
Radical
氵 — water
Traditional
涕
Simplified
涕 (unchanged)

Components

  • 氵 water
  • 丷 eight/divide
  • 弓 bow
  • 丨 line
  • ㇒ N/A

Common words using 涕

鼻涕 bítì
nasal mucus; snivel
流鼻涕 liúbítì
to run at the nose
涕零 tìlíng
to shed tears; to weep
痛哭流涕 tòngkūliútì
weeping bitter tears
擤鼻涕 xǐngbítì
to blow one's nose
涕泗橫流 tìsìhéngliú
tears and mucus flowing profusely; sniveling; in a tragic state
涕泣 tìqì
to weep; to shed tears
破涕為笑 pòtìwéixiào
to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness

涕 in a sentence

那個小孩哭得一把鼻涕一把眼淚。

Nàge xiǎohái kū de yìbǎ bítì yìbǎ yǎnlèi.

“That child cried until he was covered in snot and tears.”

How common is 涕?

涕 is the 3,000th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 99.2% of all running text.

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