嚏

tì

口 + 疐

Definitions

tì sneeze

Etymology phono-semantic

mouth

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 疐

About

嚏 is a phono-semantic compound: its semantic radical 口 (mouth) on the left links the character to actions of the mouth, face, or respiratory tract, while the phonetic component 疐 on the right historically indicated the sound and contributes to the character's dense visual form. The meaning is 'sneeze', the sudden, involuntary expulsion of air from the nose and mouth, and in modern usage it appears almost exclusively in the compound 喷嚏.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我打喷嚏了。

Wǒ dǎ pēntì le.

I sneezed.

他连续打喷嚏。

Tā liánxù dǎ pēntì.

He sneezes continuously.

打喷嚏时要捂住口鼻。

Dǎ pēntì shí yào wǔ zhù kǒu bí.

When sneezing, cover your mouth and nose.

感冒会引起打喷嚏。

Gǎnmào huì yǐnqǐ dǎ pēntì.

A cold can cause sneezing.

他对花粉过敏，总是打喷嚏。

Tā duì huāfěn guòmǐn, zǒngshì dǎ pēntì.

He is allergic to pollen and always sneezes.

突然打喷嚏可能吓到别人。

Tūrán dǎ pēntì kěnéng xià dào biérén.

Suddenly sneezing might scare others.

她忍住了一个喷嚏，但很难受。

Tā rěn zhùle yīgè pēntì, dàn hěn nánshòu.

She held back a sneeze but felt very uncomfortable.

在公共场合打喷嚏应该用纸巾遮住。

Zài gōnggòng chǎnghé dǎ pēntì yīnggāi yòng zhǐjīn zhē zhù.

When sneezing in public, one should use a tissue to cover.

Related Characters

Component: 口

Component: 疐

嚏