帖 meaning and stroke order
Card, invite, notice; to fit snugly
How to write 帖, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 帖
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- invitation card
- notice
- rubbing from incised inscription
- fitting snugly
- appropriate
- suitable
- variant of 貼|贴[tie1]
- to paste
- to obey
How 帖 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Writing on a cloth 巾.
Radical: 巾 (cloth), shared by 53 characters on this site.
How to remember 帖
帖 combines 巾 (cloth) on the left with 占 (zhàn) on the right. Picture a message written on a piece of cloth, like an old notice or invitation card, which is where the meaning "card" comes from.
帖 has three readings. As tiě it means a card or notice, as in 请帖 (qǐngtiě, invitation card) and 帖子 (tiězi), which today often means an online forum post. As tiè it means a calligraphy model or rubbing, as in 字帖 (zìtiè). Example: 我在论坛上发了一个帖子。(Wǒ zài lùntán shàng fā le yí ge tiězi.) I posted a thread on the forum.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 帖 with 贴 (tiē, to paste, to stick). Use 贴 for physically sticking something, as in 贴邮票 (tiē yóupiào, to stick on a stamp), and 帖 for cards and posts. Also watch the tone: 帖子 is tiězi in the third tone, not tiēzi.
Common words with 帖
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
帖 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 帖
How many strokes are in 帖?
帖 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 帖 mean?
帖 (tiē) means card, invite, notice; to fit snugly. A common word with it is 请帖 (qǐngtiě), meaning "invitation card; written invitation".
How do you pronounce 帖?
帖 is pronounced tiē, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 帖?
The radical of 帖 is 巾, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 帖 under this radical.
Is 帖 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 帖 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 发帖 mean online?
发帖 (fā tiě) means to make a post on a forum or social platform. A reply is 回帖 (huí tiě).
What is a 字帖 and how is 帖 pronounced there?
A 字帖 (zìtiè) is a calligraphy copybook with model characters for practice. Here 帖 is read in the fourth tone, tiè, from its old sense of a rubbing taken from an inscription.