提倡
Old HSK 5
提倡 (tíchàng) · to promote
提倡 (tíchàng) means “to promote; to advocate”. It is written with 2 characters: 提 (to carry) + 倡 (guide). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 提倡 is built
The characters
提 tí · to carry
What 提 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 是shì — to be
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 是 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
倡 chàng · guide
What 倡 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 昌chāng — sunlight
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 曰yuē — to speak
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Example sentences
学校提倡学生多读书。Xuéxiào tíchàng xuésheng duō dúshū.The school encourages students to read more.
我们提倡节约用水。Wǒmen tíchàng jiéyuē yòng shuǐ.We encourage saving water.
Questions about 提倡
What does 提倡 mean?
提倡 (tíchàng) means “to promote; to advocate”.
How do you pronounce 提倡?
提倡 is pronounced tíchàng.
Which HSK level is 提倡?
提倡 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 提出tíchūto put forward
- 提到tídàoto mention
- 提高tígāoto raise
- 提前tíqiánin advance
- 提问tíwènto ask a question
- 提供tígōngto provide
- 提醒tíxǐngto remind
- 提纲tígāngoutline
- 前提qiántíprecondition
- 提拔tíbáto promote (to a higher post)
Learn 提倡 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 93: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.