嚏 tì to sneeze
How to remember 嚏: 口 mouth + 疐 held back = to sneeze. With his mouth shut and his breath held back, the actor gets through the whole sad scene, then finally has to sneeze.
Component breakdown
嚏 = 口 mouth + 疐 held back
- 口 mouth
- 疐 held back
With his mouth shut and his breath held back, the actor gets through the whole sad scene, then finally has to sneeze.
How it is used
- Occurs only in 打喷嚏 (dǎ pēntì) - to sneeze. 我打了个喷嚏 (wǒ dǎle ge pēntì) I sneezed.
- Never used alone.