帖
tiě
invitation card
notice
cloth (巾) + occupy a spot (占) = a posted notice or card
A cloth strip (巾) that occupies or is posted in a spot (占) — the thing you pin up to claim attention. From physical notices posted on cloth or paper, the meaning extended to formal written cards like invitations.
我收到了一张请帖，是朋友的婚礼邀请。
wǒ shōu dào le yī zhāng qǐng tiě，shì péng yǒu de hūn lǐ yāo qǐng。
I received an invitation card, it was a wedding invitation from a friend.
他亲手写了十张请帖，分别送给每位客人。
tā qīn shǒu xiě le shí zhāng qǐng tiě，fēn bié sòng gěi měi wèi kè rén。
He personally wrote ten invitation cards and delivered them to each guest individually.
Words with 帖
碑帖
bēi tiè
a rubbing from a stone inscription
字帖
zì tiè
copybook (for calligraphy)
临帖
lín tiè
to practice calligraphy from a model
黑帖
hēi tiě
poison pen letter
以斯帖
yǐ sī tiě
Esther (name)
以斯帖记
yǐ sī tiě jì
Book of Esther
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
删帖
shān tiě
to delete a forum post
名帖
míng tiě
name card
喜帖
xǐ tiě
wedding invitation
回帖
huí tiě
to reply to an invitation
报帖
bào tiě
to announce good news in red letters