啼

tí

verb #35,113

Meanings

1 to cry loudly (of a person)
2 to crow; to chirp; to hoot (of birds and animals)

Characters

to cry; to chirp

Examples

鸡啼时天刚亮。

Jī tí shí tiān gāng liàng.

The sky had just brightened when the rooster crowed.

婴儿饿了就会啼哭。

Yīng'ér è le jiù huì tíkū.

Babies cry when they're hungry.

林中传来一阵鸟啼声。

Lín zhōng chuánlái yī zhèn niǎotí shēng.

A burst of birdsong came from the forest.

Tips

register

Bound form — rarely used alone. Usually appears in compounds: 啼哭 (to wail), 啼鸣 (to crow/chirp), 鸡啼, 鸟啼. Literary in tone.

Stroke Order

啼 tí