梯 tī ladder
ladder; stairs
怎么记住“梯”: 木 tree + 弟 younger brother = ladder. The kitten is stuck high up in the tree, so the big sister sends her younger brother running to the shed for the ladder.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
梯 = 木 tree + 弟 younger brother
- 木 tree meaning
- 弟 younger brother sound
- 丷 horns
- 𢎨 sequence
The kitten is stuck high up in the tree, so the big sister sends her younger brother running to the shed for the ladder.
How it came to be
The tree gives the meaning and younger brother gives the sound: a ladder made of wood.
用法
- 'Ladder/stairs', the 木 wood radical: 楼梯 (lóutī) staircase, 梯子 (tīzi) a ladder, 电梯 (diàntī) elevator, 滑梯 (huátī) a slide.
- Distinguish 楼梯 (the stairs you climb) from 台阶 (táijiē) the outdoor steps, and from 层/楼 (a storey).
- Figurative 'graded/stepped': 阶梯 (jiētī) a flight of steps or a progression, 梯队 (tīduì) an echelon.
含“梯”的词语
例句
- 电梯在下降。 Diàntī zài xiàjiàng.The elevator is going down.