Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "蹄", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "蹄", and master the standard way of writing the character "蹄".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 蹄
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "蹄" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
蹄 (tí)
1. The protective covering at the tip of the toes of hoofed animals such as horses, cows, pigs, etc.; it also refers to feet that have a keratinized protective covering.
2. [En.] hoof.
3. Refers to draft animals.
4. Examples: hoof (蹄子), hoof tendon (蹄筋).
5. Related terms include:
- 蹄尾 (tí wěi): generally refers to the tails of animals.
- 蹄腿 (tí tuǐ): the legs of livestock.
- 蹄躈 (tí jiǎo): used in ancient times to calculate the number of livestock heads.
4. A net for catching hares ([En.] net of catching hare).
5. See also: dì (另见 dì).
引 (Examples):
1. “马候蹄.” from "谷梁传·昭公八年": Interpretation: "蹄, refers to horse's foot."
2. From "庄子·马蹄": "Horse's hooves can tread on frost and snow."
3. From "唐·柳宗元《三戒》": "The donkey could not bear the anger of the hoof." (Here, hoof is used as a verb: to kick.)
例 (More Examples):
- cow hooves (牛蹄); horse hooves (马蹄); pig hooves (猪蹄); hoofprints in a small pond (蹄涔); small ponds with hoofprints (蹄洼); pathways marked by animal hoofprints (蹄道); reciprocal relationship between hoof fingers and claws (蹄蚤); edicts written on red hoof paper (蹄书).