懂中文 Dong Chinese

梯

tī

ladder

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 弟 represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

弟 sound component

弟  Sound component

dì, tì

  

younger brother

Evolution

梯 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
梯 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

梯  

tī

ladder, steps, stairs; lean; ladder; stairs

Most common words with 梯
Freq.
Word
Meaning

电梯

elevator

楼梯

stair

梯

ladder

梯子

ladder

阶梯

flight of steps