塔(tǎ)

HSK 612 strokes

pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa)

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Character information

Pinyin
tǎ
Meaning
pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4]); (loanword) (pastry) tart
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 塔 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰土荅

In this compound, the meaning comes from 土 (earth); 荅 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

土tǔ荅dá

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 塔 step by step

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

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Words with 塔

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

jīn金zì字tǎ塔
HSK 7-9

pyramid (building or structure)

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yī伊tǎ塔

eta (Greek letter Η, η)

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fó佛tǎ塔

pagoda

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bèi倍tǎ塔

beta (loanword)

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běi北tǎ塔

see 北塔区

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gǔ古tǎ塔

see 古塔区

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āi埃tǎ塔

ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna or Basque homeland and freedom), Basque armed separatist group

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tǎ塔tái台

control tower

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金字伊佛倍北古埃

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