Meaning of 踢
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to kick
- to play (e.g. soccer)
- (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)
How to use 踢
踢 means to kick, and it is the verb used for playing sports where you kick a ball, especially 踢足球 (tī zúqiú). For example: 我们周末一起踢足球吧。(Wǒmen zhōumò yìqǐ tī zúqiú ba.) Let's play soccer together this weekend.
踢 combines the foot radical 足 on the left with 易 (yì) on the right, which hints at the sound. Picture a foot giving something a quick kick, and the foot side tells you this is an action of the leg.
Common mistake: Learners often say 玩足球 (wán zúqiú) or 打足球 (dǎ zúqiú) for playing soccer, but the natural verb is 踢. Use 打 for hand sports like 打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú), and 踢 for foot sports.
踢 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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踢 tī · to kick · 15 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 踢.
| 踢踏舞 | tītàwǔ | tap dance |
| 踢腿 | tītuǐ | to kick; to do a kick (in dancing, martial arts etc) |
Questions about 踢
What does 踢 mean?
踢 (tī) means "to kick; to play (e.g. soccer)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 踢?
踢 is made of 1 character: 踢 (15 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 踢 an HSK word?
Yes. 踢 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can 踢 be used for kicking a person out of a group?
Yes, informally 踢 can mean to kick someone out, such as 把他踢出群 (bǎ tā tī chū qún), to kick him out of the group chat. It works much like English "kick out."
What does 踢 mean in slang?
In slang, 踢 (often written T) can refer to the butch partner in a lesbian relationship. This sense comes from the sound of the English letter T, so it is unrelated to kicking and appears mainly in informal or community contexts.