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1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 提 has 12 strokes and the on-reading てい. 提案 (ていあん) means a proposal; 提灯 (ちょうちん) means a lantern.
• Basic usage: 提案 denotes proposing something or the proposed idea. 提灯 is an object used for light or decoration.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Whole-word reading and usage
  • Do not transfer the reading てい of 提 in 提案 directly to 提灯. Learn ちょうちん as the reading of the complete word 提灯.
  • 提案をもとに means based on a proposal. 赤い提灯 and 紙で小さな提灯 occur in contexts about a red lantern and a small lantern made from paper.