台(tái)

HSK 35 strokesTrad. 臺
Readingstáitāi

Taiwan (abbr.)

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Character information

Pinyin
tái / tāi
Meaning
Taiwan (abbr.); surname Tai
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
臺

Origin & structure

Where 台 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱厶口

Made of

厶sī口kǒu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 臺: A man 吉 standing on a raised 至 dais 冖

How to write 台 step by step

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

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Words with 台

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

shàng上tái台
HSK 6

to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)

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chū出tái台
HSK 6

to officially launch (a policy, program etc)

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xià下tái台
HSK 7-9

to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from …

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qián前tái台
HSK 7-9

stage

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sān三tái台

Santai county in Mianyang 绵阳, north Sichuan

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qī七tái台hé河

see 七台河市

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qī七tái台hé河shì市

Qitaihe, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province 黑龙江省

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sān三tái台xiàn县

Santai, a county in Mianyang City 绵阳市, Sichuan

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上出下前三七河市

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