提
tí · HSK 2
mention
✋ 扌(hand) + 是 (shì, is/this) — the hand that brings something up
扌is the hand radical; 是 lends the 'tí' sound (shifted from shì). Literally a hand action: lifting, raising, or bringing a topic up for mention. Same hand radical appears in 拿 (take) and 抱 (hug).
提 — hand radical 扌 + 是 (phonetic)
提 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The hand radical 扌 gives the meaning, since the character originally referred to lifting or carrying something by hand. The right side 是 supplies the sound. From 'lift up' it extended to 'raise (an issue),' 'mention,' and 'bring forward.'