帖 tiē card
card; invite; notice
How to remember 帖: 巾 towel + 占 occupy = card. At the wedding, cousins leave a towel on chairs to occupy them, so the bride puts a name card on every seat.
Component breakdown
帖 = 巾 towel + 占 occupy
- 巾 towel
- 占 occupy
- ⺊ fortune teller
- 口 mouth
At the wedding, cousins leave a towel on chairs to occupy them, so the bride puts a name card on every seat.
How it is used
- Three readings, three jobs. tiě: a card/note - 请帖 (qǐngtiě) invitation, 字帖 (zìtiè, reading tiè) a calligraphy model book.
- tiē: to be obediently fitting - 妥帖 (tuǒtiē) proper, 服帖 (fútiē) submissive.
- Online 帖子 (tiězi) = a forum post; 发帖 (fā tiě) = to post.