太(tài)

HSK 14 strokes

highest

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Character information

Pinyin
tài
Meaning
highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 太 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿵大丶

A giant 大 with a normal-sized man 丶 for scale

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

大dà丶zhǔ

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

How to write 太 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 太

Common words using 太 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tài太tài太
HSK 2

married woman

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yǐ乙tài太

variant of 以太[yi3 tai4]

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yà亚tài太

Asia-Pacific

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yǐ以tài太

(loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves)

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yà亚tài太qū区

Asian area

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yà亚tài太dì地qū区

Asia-Pacific region

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yǐ以tài太wǎng网

Ethernet

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dǎo倒chí持tài太ā阿

variant of 倒持泰阿[dao4 chi2 Tai4 e1]

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Related characters

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一七三上下不东两

From 太’s common words

乙亚以区地网倒持

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