帖子 tiězi card
card; invitation; message; (forum) post
How to remember 帖子: 帖 card + 子 child = card.
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How it is used
- An online forum post - 他在论坛发了个帖子 (tā zài lùntán fā le ge tiězi) he made a post on the forum.
- The dominant modern sense is internet posts (发帖, 回帖); older senses are a card/invitation (请帖). Verb 发 (post).
- Note the reading: 帖子 here is tiězi. The same char reads tiè in 字帖 (calligraphy copybook) and tiē in 妥帖 (proper). Context/word fixes the tone.