梯tī
ladder, steps, stairs. 11 strokes, radical 木, first met in HSK 4.
What 梯 is made of
木 (mù, tree) and 弟 (dì, young brother).
木 carries the meaning — wood — and 弟 carries the sound.
How to write 梯
Strokes 1–4 write 木, then strokes 5–11 write 弟.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 梯
Words that use 梯
| 电梯 | an elevator 靠电力上下运送人的设备 她坚持爬楼梯，从不依赖电梯。She insists on the stairs and never relies on the elevator. Lesson 272, 强身健体与自立品格 · 邻里温情与冬景市声 · Winter Rhythms, Urban Transit & Neighborly Harmony |
| 楼梯 | stairs, a staircase 连接楼层、供人上下走的台阶 孩子们踩着楼梯跑上二楼。The children ran up the stairs to the second floor. Lesson 313, 康养福地与悠久家风 · 铁龙驰骋与青史典章 · Continental Corridors, Legal Justice & Academic Laurels |
Characters that share the sound part 弟
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 木
All 67 of them, and what the radical means, on the 木 radical page.