提示
Old HSK 6
提示 (tíshì) · to prompt
提示 (tíshì) means “to prompt; to hint; tip”. It is written with 2 characters: 提 (to carry) + 示 (altar). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 提示 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)
示 shì · altar
What 示 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: An altar (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
屏幕上出现了一个提示。Píngmù shàng chūxiàn le yí gè tíshì.A prompt appeared on the screen.
老师提示我们注意时间。Lǎoshī tíshì wǒmen zhùyì shíjiān.The teacher reminded us to watch the time.
Questions about 提示
What does 提示 mean?
提示 (tíshì) means “to prompt; to hint; tip”.
How do you pronounce 提示?
提示 is pronounced tíshì.
Which HSK level is 提示?
提示 is in Old HSK 6.
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
- 提倡tíchàngto promote
- 提纲tígāngoutline
- 前提qiántíprecondition
Learn 提示 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 177: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.