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The character 提 is a phono-semantic compound with the radical 扌(shǒu) on the left, indicating an action related to the hand, and the component 是 (shì) on the right, serving as the phonetic element. Its primary meanings derive from manual actions: carrying an object with a lowered arm, lifting something by a handle, or raising items. This concrete sense of bringing something upward or forward extended to abstract usages, such as mentioning a topic, raising a question, or promoting someone to a higher position.
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他提着一个篮子。
请提前到达机场。
公司提供免费午餐。
我提醒你带钥匙。
他提出了新的想法。
为了提高效率，我们改了计划。
在会议上，他提及了那个问题。
经过多次提醒，他终于记住了密码。