Definitions

(verb) to kick
(verb) to play (soccer, football)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character "踢" is a phono-semantic compound formed by the semantic radical "足", indicating a relation to the foot, and the phonetic component "易", which originally provided a guide to its pronunciation based on shared rhythmic elements in earlier linguistic stages. This character was created to denote the action of kicking, a specific meaning it has consistently conveyed since its adoption. Over time, the phonological relationship between "踢" and "易" shifted, resulting in the modern pronunciations "tī" and "yì" respectively, while the character's structure and core meaning related to foot-based actions have remained unchanged.

Example Sentences Hide

他喜欢足球。

Tā xǐhuān tī zúqiú.

He likes to play football (soccer).

别在屋里球。

Bié zài wū lǐ tī qiú.

Don't kick the ball in the room.

孩子们在操场上球。

Háizimen zài cāochǎng shàng tī qiú.

The children are playing ball on the playground.

小心别到桌子。

Xiǎoxīn bié tī dào zhuōzi.

Be careful not to kick the table.

他一脚碎了玻璃。

Tā yī jiǎo tī suìle bōlí.

He kicked and shattered the glass.

这个提议被委员会了回来。

Zhège tíyì bèi wěiyuánhuì tīle huílái.

This proposal was kicked back by the committee.

如果把球出界,就会犯规。

Rúguǒ bǎ qiú tī chū jiè, jiù huì fànguī.

If you kick the ball out of bounds, it will be a foul.

他的评论直接中了问题的要害。

Tā de pínglùn zhíjiē tī zhòngle wèntí de yàohài.

His comment directly kicked at the crux of the problem.