屜 (tì) - Drawer & tier

屜Tone 4

tì ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

檀婷

屜 · tì

Drawer;

tier;

layer;

tray;

sliding compartment in furniture;

also refers to a drawer-like object or structure.

Drawertierlayer

Usage highlights

DrawerSteamer trayFile drawerCabinet drawerMultiSliding drawer

Synonyms

  • 抽— to pull out (as in 抽屉, drawer)
  • 层— layer, tier
  • 格— compartment, partition

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Open the drawer (抽屉).
  • This cabinet has three tiers (三层屉).
  • The steamer has multiple layers (蒸笼有多层屉).
  • Put the documents in the file tray (文件屉).

Collocations

  • Drawer(抽屉)
  • Steamer tray(笼屉)
  • File drawer(文件屉)
  • Cabinet drawer(柜屉)
  • Multi-tiered(多层屉)
  • Sliding drawer(拉屉)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms found for this character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Traditionally used in furniture making, especially in Chinese cabinetry and storage systems.
  • Common in kitchenware, particularly in multi-tiered bamboo steamers (笼屉) used in Chinese cooking.
  • Represents practical storage solutions in traditional Chinese household organization.

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