題 (tí)

forehead; headline, title; theme

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 是 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "forehead". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“題,頟也。从頁,是聲。”

Original meaning

forehead

Components