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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
是 手 ⿰⺘是
Mandarin
ti2, di1, di3, shi2, chi2
English
Definitions
carry (suspended); to carry; lift (from above); to lift; to mention; lifting (brush stroke in painting); to put forward; upwards character stroke; hold in hand; lift in hand; to raise
Mnemonic
To be 是 in the hand: lifted up