(tài)

HSK 7-910 strokes

Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
tài
Meaning
Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong; abbr. for Thailand
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱?氺

Water 氺 contained by a dam

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

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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guótài

Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong airline)

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shētài

extravagant; sumptuous; wasteful

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āntài

at peace; healthy and secure

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can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person

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Voltaire (1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer and philosopher

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(lit.) to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)

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Staples Inc., US office supply store

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extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)

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