to carry (hanging down from the hand)

to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid

hand (扌) + phonetic (是) = lift, raise, carry

The hand radical anchors the core sense: lifting, raising, or carrying something held below. 是 is purely phonetic, giving the approximate sound tí rather than adding meaning.

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Words with 提

提述

tí shù

to refer to

达尔马提亚

dá ěr mǎ tí yà

Dalmatia, Croatian region on the eastern coast of Adriatic Sea

那拉提草原

nà lā dī cǎo yuán

Nalat grasslands

那提

nà tí

(loanword) latte

重提

chóng tí

to raise the same topic

重提旧事

chóng tí jiù shì

to raise the same old topic again

自动提款机

zì dòng tí kuǎn jī

bank autoteller

阿不来提·阿不都热西提

ā bù lái tí ā bù dū rè xī tí

Ablet Abdureshit (1942–), chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 1993–2003

阿凡提

ā fán tí

the Effendi (Nasreddin), the hero of folk tales of the Muslim world, known for his wisdom and humor

阿卡提

ā kǎ dī

Arcadia (Greek prefecture on the Peloponnese)

阿提拉

ā tí lā

Attila (406-453), Hun emperor, known as the scourge of God

阿瓦提

ā wǎ tí

Avat nahiyisi (Awat county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang

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