提 — to carry; to lift; to put forward
to carry; to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise
- Pinyin
- tí · dī
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Handwriting
- recognition only
This character has more than one reading — tí, dī — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.
How to write 提: 12 strokes
Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.
Words with 提 in the HSK syllabus: 26
Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.
- 提高tígāoto raise; to increase; to improveHSK 3
- 提títo carry; to lift; to put forward; to mentionHSK 4
- 提出tíchūto raise; to propose; to put forward; to suggestHSK 4
- 提到tídàoto mention; to raise; to refer toHSK 4
- 提供tígōngto offer; to supply; to provide; to furnishHSK 4
- 提前tíqiánto shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of timeHSK 4
- 提醒tíxǐngto remind; to call attention to; to warn ofHSK 4
- 提倡tíchàngto promote; to advocateHSK 5
- 提交tíjiāoto submit; to refer to sbHSK 5
- 提起tíqǐto mention; to bring up; to lift; to raiseHSK 5
- 提升tíshēngto promote; to lift; to hoistHSK 5
- 提问tíwènto question; to quiz; to grillHSK 5
- 前提qiántípremise; precondition; prerequisiteHSK 6
- 提取tíqǔto withdraw; to collect; to extract; to refineHSK 6
- 提示tíshìto point out; to remind; to suggest; suggestion; tipHSK 6
- 提防dīfangto guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don'tHSK 7–9
- 提拔tíbáto promote to a higher job; to select for promotionHSK 7–9
- 提纲tígāngoutline; synopsis; notesHSK 7–9
- 提及tíjíto mention; to raise; to bring to sb's attentionHSK 7–9
- 提炼tíliànto extract; to refine; to purify; to processHSK 7–9
- 提名tímíngto nominateHSK 7–9
- 提速tísùto increase the specified cruising speedHSK 7–9
- 提心吊胆tíxīn-diàodǎnnervous; fearful; on edgeHSK 7–9
- 提议tíyìto propose; to suggest; proposal; suggestionHSK 7–9
- 相提并论xiāngtí-bìnglùnto discuss two disparate things together; to mention on equal termsHSK 7–9
- 小提琴xiǎotíqínfiddle; violinHSK 7–9
Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.