weep

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
口 meaning component

  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

帝 sound component

  Sound component

  

supreme ruler

Evolution

啼 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
啼 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

weep, whimper; howl, twitter; to cry; to weep aloud; to crow; to hoot

() 

variant of [tí]

Most common words with 啼
Freq.
Word
Meaning

哭哭啼啼

to weep endlessly

to cry

啼笑皆非

between laughter and tears

啼哭

to cry

悲啼

plaintive cry