(bound form) ladder; stairs

Wood (木) + sound component (弟) = wooden ladder

The wood radical (木) tells you a ladder is a wooden structure. 弟 mainly contributes the sound tī (close to its reading dì); it carries no special meaning here.

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Words with 梯

自动扶梯

zì dòng fú tī

escalator

自动楼梯

zì dòng lóu tī

escalator

防火梯

fáng huǒ tī

fire escape

阶梯

jiē tī

flight of steps

阶梯教室

jiē tī jiào shì

lecture theater

阶梯计价

jiē tī jì jià

volumetric pricing

云梯

yún tī

(military) ladder used for scaling the walls of a fortified place (i.e. for escalading) in ancient times

电扶梯

diàn fú tī

escalator

电梯

diàn tī

elevator

电梯井

diàn tī jǐng

elevator shaft

人梯

rén tī

human ladder (formed to help sb climb a wall etc); (fig.) person who sacrifices himself for others' success

南奥塞梯

nán ào sài tī

South Ossetia

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