題 meaning and stroke order
Forehead; headline, title; theme
How to write 題, stroke by stroke
18 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 題
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- topic
- problem for discussion
- exam question
- subject
- to inscribe
- to mention
How 題 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Head.
頁 gives the meaning and 是 hints at the sound.
Radical: 頁 (page), shared by 45 characters on this site.
How to remember 題
題 is built from 頁 (yè), which originally meant head, plus 是 (shì) as the sound hint. Think of the title as the head of a page, sitting on top like a forehead, and 是 tells you it sounds close to shì, here read tí.
題 is the traditional form, and simplified Chinese writes it 题. You rarely see it alone except in exam or homework contexts. It mostly appears in words like 问题 (wèntí, problem), 话题 (huàtí, topic) and 题目 (tímù, question). Example: 這道題很難。(Zhè dào tí hěn nán.) This question is very hard.
Common mistake: Learners often write the left part as 足 or misplace 是, but in 題 the 是 wraps under 頁 with its last stroke sweeping right beneath it. Also keep the second tone tí, and do not confuse it with 提 (tí, to lift or mention), which has the hand radical 扌.
Common words with 題
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 問題 | wèntí | question; problem | HSK 2 |
| 難題 | nántí | difficult problem | HSK 2 |
| 話題 | huàtí | subject (of a talk or conversation); topic | HSK 3 |
| 標題 | biāotí | title; heading | HSK 3 |
| 題目 | tímù | subject; title; topic; exercise or exam question (CL:道[dao4]) | HSK 3 |
| 專題 | zhuāntí | specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program | HSK 3 |
| 試題 | shìtí | exam question; test topic | HSK 3 |
| 主題 | zhǔtí | theme; subject | HSK 4 |
| 題材 | tícái | subject matter | HSK 5 |
| 課題 | kètí | task; problem | HSK 5 |
| 議題 | yìtí | topic of discussion; topic | HSK 6 |
| 考題 | kǎotí | exam question | HSK 6 |
| 命題 | mìngtí | proposition (logic, math.); to assign an essay topic | HSK 7-9 |
| 成問題 | chéngwèntí | to be a problem; problematic | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 題
How many strokes are in 題?
題 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 題 mean?
題 (tí) means forehead; headline, title; theme. A common word with it is 问题 (wèntí), meaning "question; problem".
How do you pronounce 題?
題 is pronounced tí, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 題?
The radical of 題 is 頁, which carries the idea of "page". Dictionaries list 題 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 題?
題 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 题, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What measure word is used with 題 for exam questions?
Use 道 (dào), as in 一道題 (yí dào tí), one question. In casual speech 個 (gè) is also heard.
Can 題 be used as a verb?
Yes, it can mean to inscribe or write something on a surface, as in 題字 (tízì), to write an inscription. This use is more formal or literary.