Meaning & readings
propose, take along, carry in hand
On’yomi テイ、チョウ、ダイ
Kun’yomi さ.げる
Origin
The left component is a hand radical, showing this character involves manual action. The right component 是 acts as a sound hint, suggesting the character's pronunciation rather than adding to the meaning. Together they form a character depicting the act of lifting or carrying something by hand, which naturally led to the sense of proposing or bringing something forward. The hand element makes the physical action clear, while the sound component helps speakers remember how to pronounce the word.
Components
- 扌
- 是
A sound hint component points at the character’s pronunciation, not its meaning — don’t read a meaning into it.
Common words
- 前提 ぜんてい condition; assumption
- 提案 ていあん proposal; proposition
- 提起 ていき raising (a question); posing (a problem)
- 提供 ていきょう offer; tender
- 提携 ていけい cooperation; tie-up
- 提言 ていげん proposal; motion
- 提示 ていじ presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing
- 提出 ていしゅつ presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.)
Reference
- Strokes
- 12
- Kangxi radical
- 64
- Formation type
- Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint)
- Grade
- Grade 5 (Kyōiku)
- Frequency rank
- #254 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 1
- Unicode
- U+063D0