惕

tì

fearful

respectful

heart (忄) + phonetic (易) = fearful alertness

The heart radical carries the meaning: a state of inner alertness or wariness. 易 is primarily phonetic, lending the tì sound rather than a semantic layer.

忄+易→惕
忄HeartSemantic
易EasyPhonetic

他时刻保持警惕，不敢放松。

tā shí kè bǎo chí jǐng tì，bù gǎn fàng sōng。

He stays vigilant at all times and dares not relax.

面对危险，我们要时刻惕励自己。

miàn duì wēi xiǎn，wǒ men yào shí kè tì lì zì jǐ。

Facing danger, we must always keep ourselves on alert and motivated.

Words with 惕

怵惕

chù tì

to be alarmed

惕然

tì rán

to be afraid, fearful of

惊惕

jīng tì

to be alarmed

朝乾夕惕

zhāo qián xī tì

cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)

警惕

jǐng tì

to be on the alert

警惕性

jǐng tì xìng

vigilance

More characters with 忄

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