Read Edit View history 题 tíTí HSK2 topic Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents ← Back to history approved by Peter Olson · Apr 25, 2021, 03:10 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Apr 25, 2021, 03:10 AM verify Changed fields: gloss, hint, originalMeaning, isVerified, components, customSources Original meaning: forehead Simplified form of 題. Phonosemantic compound. 页 represents the meaning and 是 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "forehead". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Components 页 页 Meaning component 是 是 Sound component Change in sound 题 and 是 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese. Sources Character origin 漢語多功能字庫Readings & variants Unicode