(tī) - to kick in Mandarin
tīTraditional: 踢
Translation
to kick
Word origin
A phono-semantic compound combining 足 (zú, foot) with 易 (yì, phonetic), naming the act of striking with the foot.
- Origin
- phono-semantic
- Root
- 足 (zú, foot) + 易 (yì, phonetic)
Stroke order
踢
Examples
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The children are playing football on the playground.
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He accidentally kicked the table.
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Do not kick that stone.
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The cat got knocked by the door.
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Let us go and play football together at the weekend.
踢 (tī) means to kick, whether striking an object or playing a ball game with the feet. It pairs naturally with 足球 (zúqiú, football) and 球 (qiú, ball).
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