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台
Trad. 颱
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 口
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 5
Structure
Decomp. 厶口
Prononciation
Mandarin tái
Entry Methods
Pinyin tai2
Kanji /
Cangjie
 IR
戈口
Sijiao 2360.0
Wubi CKF
CNS 11643 1-463A
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+53F0
GB2312 CCA8
BIG5 A578
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Level 4
台 tái typhoon
Results beginning with 台
台湾 Tái wān Taiwan
台北 Tái běi Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
台上 tái shàng on stage
台阶 tái jiē steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology)
台风 tái fēng typhoon
台独 Tái Dú Taiwan independence / (of Taiwan) to declare independence
台下 tái xià off the stage / in the audience
台词 tái cí an actor's lines / dialogue / Taiwanese word
台语 Tái yǔ Taiwanese / Hokklo
台商 Tái shāng Taiwanese businessman / Taiwanese company
台式 tái shì (of an appliance) tabletop model / (of a computer) desktop model
台球 tái qiú billiards
台海 Tái hǎi abbr. for 台灣海峽|台湾海峡, Taiwan Strait
台面 tái miàn tabletop / countertop / (fig.) public view / plain sight / (gambling) stake
台灯 tái dēng desk lamp / table lamp
台资 Tái zī Taiwan capital or investments
台币 Tái bì New Taiwan dollar
台大 Tái Dà abbr. for 臺灣大學|台湾大学[Tai2 wan1 Da4 xue2]
台子 tái zi platform / stand
台胞 Tái bāo Taiwan compatriot
台地 tái dì tableland / mesa
台视 Tái shì abbr. for 臺灣電視公司|台湾电视公司, Taiwan Television (TTV)
台布 tái bù tablecloth
台基 tái jī stylobate (architecture)
台盆 tái pén washbasin
台柱 tái zhù pillar / mainstay / star performer
台座 tái zuò pedestal
台盟 Tái Méng abbr. for 台灣民主自治同盟|台湾民主自治同盟[Tai2 wan1 Min2 zhu3 Zi4 zhi4 Tong2 meng2]
台钳  bench vise
台安 Tái ān Tai'an county in Anshan 鞍山[An1 shan1], Liaoning
台磅 tái bàng platform balance
台菜 Tái cài Taiwanese food
台谍 Tái dié Taiwan spy
台东 Tái dōng Taidong or Taitung city and county in Taiwan
台端 tái duān you (in a formal letter)
台甫 tái fǔ (polite) courtesy name
台股 Tái gǔ Taipei Stock Exchange, abbr. for 臺北股市|台北股市[Tai2 bei3 Gu3 shi4]
台江 Tái jiāng Taijiang district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
台斤 Tái jīn Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
台客 Tái kè stereotypical Taiwanese person (often derogatory)
台妹 Tái mèi local girl (referring to a Taiwanese benshengren 本省人[ben3 sheng3 ren2])
台媒 Tái méi Taiwan media
台南 Tái nán Tainan, a city and special municipality in southwest Taiwan
台前 Tái qián front of the stage
台山 Tái shān Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
台扇 tái shàn table fan / desk fan
台灣 tái wān variant of 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1]
台倭 Tái wō (derogatory for Taiwanese) Jap lover
台西 Tái xī Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
台中 Tái zhōng Taizhong or Taichung city in central Taiwan
台钟 tái zhōng desk clock
台州 Tāi zhōu Taizhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
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台式机 tái shì jī desktop computer
台湾人 tái wān rén Taiwanese people
台湾岛 Tái wān Dǎo Taiwan Island
台球桌 tái qiú zhuō billiards table
台胞证 Tái bāo zhèng Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents / Taiwan Compatriot Entry Permit / abbr. for 台灣居民來往大陸通行證|台湾居民来往大陆通行证[Tai2 wan1 Ju1 min2 Lai2 wang3 Da4 lu4 Tong1 xing2 zheng4]
台安县 Tái ān xiàn Tai'an county in Anshan 鞍山[An1 shan1], Liaoning
台巴子 Tái bā zi Taiwanese yokel (derog.)
台北市 Tái běi shì Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
台北县 Tái běi xiàn Taipei County in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4])
台伯河 Tái bó Hé Tiber (river in Italy, the main watercourse of Rome)
台东市 Tái dōng shì Taitung city in southeast Taiwan, capital of Taitung county
台东县 Tái dōng xiàn Taitung County in southeast Taiwan
台儿庄 Tái ér zhuāng Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[Zao3 zhuang1 shi4], Shandong
台虎钳 tái hǔ qián bench vise
台江区 Tái jiāng qū Taijiang district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
台江县 Tái jiāng xiàn Taijiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
台积电 Tái jī diàn Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), founded in 1987 (abbreviated name)
台罗字 Tái luó zì Tai-lo, romanization system for Taiwanese Hokkien (abbr. for 臺灣閩南語羅馬字拼音方案|台湾闽南语罗马字拼音方案[Tai2 wan1 Min3 nan2 yu3 Luo2 ma3 zi4 Pin1 yin1 Fang1 an4])
台面呢 tái miàn ní baize / felt (esp. billiards table cover)
台南府 Tái nán fǔ Tainan Prefecture, a prefecture of Taiwan under Qing rule
台南市 Tái nán shì Tainan city in Tainan county 臺南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
台南县 Tái nán xiàn Tainan county in south Taiwan
台前县 Tái qián xiàn Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[Pu2 yang2], Henan
台山话 Tái shān huà Taishanese, a language of the Yue language group 粵語|粤语[Yue4 yu3] spoken in Jiangmen 江門|江门[Jiang1 men2] and in the Chinatowns of North America
台山市 Tái shān shì Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
台湾鹎 Tái wān bēi (bird species of China) Taiwan bulbul (Pycnonotus taivanus)
台湾话 Tái wān huà Taiwanese Chinese (language)
台湾犬 tái wān quǎn Formosan
台湾省 Tái wān shěng Taiwan province (PRC term)
台西乡 Tái xī xiāng Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
台中市 Tái zhōng shì Taichung city in central Taiwan
台中县 Tái zhōng xiàn Taichung or Taizhong County in central Taiwan
台州市 Tāi zhōu shì Taizhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
台式电脑 tái shì diàn nǎo desktop computer
台湾大学 Tái wān Dà xué National Taiwan University / abbr. to 臺大|台大[Tai2 Da4]
台卡系统  Decca system
台式冰箱  tabletop refrigerator / tabletop fridge
台奥赛斯 tái ào sài sī Deioces
台北捷运 Tái běi jié yùn Taipei Metro
台北邮局 tái běi yóu jú Taipei
台儿庄区 Tái ér zhuāng qū Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[Zao3 zhuang1 shi4], Shandong
台南府市 Tái nán fǔ shì Tainan-Fu city in south Taiwan
台式装置 tái shì zhuāng zhì platform set
台湾戴菊 tái wān dài jú (bird species of China) flamecrest (Regulus goodfellowi)
台湾海峡 Tái wān Hǎi xiá Taiwan Strait
台湾画眉 Tái wān huà méi (bird species of China) Taiwan hwamei (Garrulax taewanus)
台湾鹪鹛 Tái wān jiāo méi (bird species of China) Taiwan wren-babbler (Pnoepyga formosana)
台湾蓝鹊 Tái wān lán què (bird species of China) Taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea)
台湾林鸲 Tái wān lín qú (bird species of China) collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae)
台湾雀鹛 Tái wān què méi (bird species of China) grey-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia)
台湾土狗 Tái wān tǔ gǒu Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan
台湾夜市 tái wān yè shì night
台中金刚 tái zhōng jīn gāng Taichung
台州地区 Tāi zhōu dì qū Taizhou prefecture, Zhejiang
台车炉焚烧  car bottom furnace incineration
台北公会堂 tái běi gōng huì táng Taipei
台电足球队 tái diàn zú qiú duì Taiwan
台式计算机 tái shì jì suàn jī desktop computer
台式砂轮机 tái shì shā lún jī bench grinder
台湾斑翅鹛 Tái wān bān chì méi (bird species of China) Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana)
台湾短翅莺 Tái wān duǎn chì yīng (bird species of China) Taiwan bush warbler (Locustella alishanensis)
台湾关系法 Tái wān guān xì fǎ Taiwan Relations Act (of US Congress, 1979)
台湾黄山雀 Tái wān huáng shān què (bird species of China) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)
台湾山鹧鸪 Tái wān shān zhè gū (bird species of China) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis)
台湾叶鼻蝠 Tái wān yè bí fú leaf-nosed bat
台湾紫啸鸫 Tái wān zǐ xiào dōng (bird species of China) Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis)
台湾棕噪鹛 Tái wān zōng zào méi (bird species of China) rusty laughingthrush (Garrulax poecilorhynchus)
台风运行实验  Typhoon Operational Experiment
台北金马影展 Tái běi Jīn mǎ Yǐng zhǎn Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
台湾白喉噪鹛 Tái wān bái hóu zào méi (bird species of China) rufous-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax ruficeps)
台湾酒红朱雀 Tái wān jiǔ hóng zhū què (bird species of China) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus)
台湾拟啄木鸟 Tái wān nǐ zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) Taiwan barbet (Megalaima nuchalis)
台北君悦大饭店 tái běi jūn yuè dà fàn diàn Grand
台湾斑胸钩嘴鹛 Tái wān bān xiōng gōu zuǐ méi (bird species of China) black-necklaced scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis)
台湾棕颈钩嘴鹛 Tái wān zōng jǐng gōu zuǐ méi (bird species of China) Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus)
台北世界贸易中心 tái běi shì jiè mào yì zhōng xīn Taipei
台湾海峡飞弹危机 tái wān hǎi xiá fēi dàn wēi jī Third
台湾海峡隧道工程 tái wān hǎi xiá suì dào gōng chéng Taiwan
台湾民主自治同盟 Tái wān Mín zhǔ Zì zhì Tóng méng Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League
台上一分钟，台下十年功 tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
台湾、澎湖、金门、马祖单独关税区  Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu / Chinese Taipei
台风委员会执行区域合作方桉技术工作组  Typhoon Committee Technical Working Group on the Implementation of the Regional Co-operation Programme
Approximate Results for 台
T台 T tái runway (for a fashion show etc) / catwalk
平台 píng tái platform / terrace / flat-roofed building
出台 chū tái to officially launch (a policy, program etc) / to appear on stage / to appear publicly / (of a bar girl) to leave with a client
舞台 wǔ tái stage / arena / fig. in the limelight
电台 diàn tái transmitter-receiver / broadcasting station / radio station / CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1]
后台 hòu tái backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background
港台 Gǎng Tái Hong Kong and Taiwan
烟台 Yān tái Yantai, prefecture-level city in Shandong
阳台 yáng tái balcony / porch
柜台 guì tái variant of 櫃檯|柜台[gui4 tai2]
前台 qián tái stage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground
上台 shàng tái to rise to power (in politics) / to go on stage (in the theater)
讲台 jiǎng tái platform / podium / rostrum / lectern / (teacher's) desk
展台 zhǎn tái display counter / stand / booth
邢台 Xíng tái Xingtai, prefecture-level city in Hebei / also Xingtai county
站台 zhàn tái platform (at a railway station) / (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate) / (Tw) website
看台 kàn tái terrace / spectator's grandstand / viewing platform
擂台 lèi tái elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held / arena / ring
窗台 chuāng tái window sill / window ledge
下台 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook
兄台 xiōng tái brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
吧台 bā tái counter of a bar (pub)
对台 duì tái (policy etc) towards Taiwan
炮台 pào tái fort / battery
来台 lái tái to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC)
烛台 zhú tái candlestick / candle holder
赴台 fù Tái to visit Taiwan
茅台 Máo tái Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou / Maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒
亭台 tíng tái pavilion
露台 lù tái balcony / patio / flat roof / terrace / deck (unroofed platform) / outdoor stage / ancient imperial celestial observation terrace
月台 yuè tái railway platform
楼台 lóu tái (dialect) balcony / terrace / (literary) high building / tower / (old) stage for theatrical performance
戏台 xì tái stage
坐台 zuò tái to work as a hostess in a bar or KTV
莲台 lián tái lotus seat
垮台 kuǎ tái to fall from power / to collapse / demise
跳台 tiào tái diving platform / diving tower / landing platform
本台 běn tái this radio station
仙台 Xiān tái Sendai, capital of Miyagi prefecture 宮城縣|宫城县[Gong1 cheng2 xian4] in northeast Japan
倒台 dǎo tái to overthrow / downfall / to fall from power / to go bankrupt
转台 zhuàn tái rotating stage / swivel table
转台 zhuǎn tái to change the channel (TV)
砚台 yàn tái ink stone / ink slab / CL:方[fang1]
班台 bān tái office desk
灯台 dēng tái lampstand
拆台 chāi tái (theater) to dismantle the stage / (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet / to undermine sb's plans
塔台 tǎ tái control tower
球台 qiú tái table (for games using balls)
花台 huā tái flower bed / flower terrace / flower stand
印台 yìn tái ink pad / stamp pad
锅台 guō tái top of a kitchen range
炉台 lú tái stove top / hob
瀛台 yíng tái Ocean platform in Zhongnanhai 中南海[Zhong1 nan2 hai3] surrounded by water on three sides, recreation area for imperial wives and concubines, more recently for communist top brass
分台  outstation
巴台 bā tái batey
吹台 chuī tái (coll.) to fall through / to result in failure / (of a relationship) to break up
丛台 Cóng tái Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 shi4], Hebei
道台 dào tái (Ming and Qing dynasties) daotai (title for an official responsible for supervising a circuit 道|道[dao4]), aka taotai and circuit intendant
地台 dì tái floor / platform
敌台 dí tái defensive tower / lookout tower / enemy radio station
东台 Dōng tái Dongtai, county-level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu
访台 fǎng Tái to visit Taiwan
返台 fǎn Tái to return to Taiwan
丰台 Fēng tái Fengtai inner district of southwest Beijing
凤台 Fèng tái Fengtai county in Huainan 淮南[Huai2 nan2], Anhui
高台 Gāo tái Gaotai county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhang1 ye4], Gansu
歌台 gē tái boisterous live show held during the Ghost Festival 中元節|中元节[Zhong1 yuan2 jie2] in Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia
汉台 Hàn tái Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 Shi4], Shaanxi
桓台 Huán tái Huantai county in Zibo 淄博[Zi1 bo2], Shandong
金台 Jīn tái Jintai District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi
基台 jī tái (dental implant) abutment
九台 Jiǔ tái Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
开台 kāi tái start of play / opening of theatrical performance
蜡台 là tái candlestick / candle holder
棱台 léng tái prism
灵台 Líng tái Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu
轮台 Lún tái Bügür nahiyisi or Luntai county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
臬台 niè tái provincial judge (in imperial China)
桥台 qiáo tái abutment (architecture)
奇台 Qí tái Qitai county or Guchung nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[Chang1 ji2 Hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
去台 qù Tái to go to Taiwan / refers to those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949
三台 Sān tái Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
石台 Shí tái Shitai county in Chizhou 池州[Chi2 zhou1], Anhui
塌台 tā tái to collapse
天台 Tiān tāi Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 / in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗 / Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
同台 tóng tái to appear on the same stage
五台 Wǔ tái Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
雾台 Wù tái Wutai township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
鱼台 Yú tái Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
在台 zài Tái in Taiwan (used attributively)
章台 zhāng tái street name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area / red-light district
镇台 zhèn tái garrison commander (old)
中台 Zhōng Tái China and Taiwan
锥台 zhuī tái (math.) frustum
总台 zǒng tái front desk / reception desk
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e平台  e-platform
T型台 T xíng tái runway (for a fashion show etc) / catwalk
x线台 xxiàn tái x-ray table
电视台 diàn shì tái television station / CL:個|个[ge4]
控制台 kòng zhì tái control desk / console
新台币 Xīn tái bì New Taiwan dollar (NTD)
港澳台 Gǎng Aò Tái Hong Kong 香港, Macao 澳門|澳门 / and Taiwan 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1]
收银台 shōu yín tái checkout counter / cashier's desk
工作台 gōng zuò tái workbench / work station
气象台 qì xiàng tái meteorological office / weather forecasting office
主席台 zhǔ xí tái rostrum / platform / CL:個|个[ge4]
服务台 fú wù tái service desk / information desk / reception desk
擂台赛 lèi tái sài single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)
钓鱼台 Diào yú tái Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan &ndash / which calls them the Senkaku Islands &ndash / but claimed by China as part of its territory
梳妆台 shū zhuāng tái dressing table
天文台 tiān wén tái astronomical observatory
写字台 xiě zì tái writing desk
手术台 shǒu shù tái operating table
领奖台 lǐng jiǎng tái (winner's) podium
国台办 Guó tái bàn Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (abbr. for 國務院台灣事務辦公室|国务院台湾事务办公室[Guo2 wu4 yuan4 Tai2 wan1 Shi4 wu4 Ban4 gong1 shi4])
烽火台 fēng huǒ tái beacon
茅台酒 máo tái jiǔ maotai (a Chinese liquor) / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2]
潜台词 qián tái cí unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer / subtext / (fig.) implicit assertion
操作台 cāo zuò tái operating desk / control panel / console
天台山 Tiān tāi Shān Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[Tian1 tai2 zong1]
断头台 duàn tóu tái guillotine / scaffold
观景台 guān jǐng tái lookout / viewing platform / observation deck
实验台 shí yàn tái test jig / test rig / test bench / test stand
洗手台 xǐ shǒu tái vanity unit
发射台 fā shè tái launch table / launch stand
弹珠台 dàn zhū tái pinball
打擂台 dǎ lèi tái (old) to fight on the leitai / (fig.) to enter a contest
青瓦台 Qīng wǎ tái Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae), residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul
郭台铭 Guō Tái Míng Guo "Terry" Taiming (1950-), prominent Taiwanese businessman, founder of Foxconn
伸展台 shēn zhǎn tái runway (for a fashion show etc) / catwalk
观象台 guān xiàng tái observatory / observation platform
瞭望台 liào wàng tái observation tower / lookout tower
收款台 shōu kuǎn tái checkout counter / cashier's desk
拳击台 quán jī tái boxing ring
扩散台  diffusion stage
观察台  observation tower / watch tower
拆台者  spoiler
察合台 Chá gě tái Chagatai (died 1241), a son of Genghis Khan
陈列台 chén liè tái stall
丛台区 Cóng tái qū Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 shi4], Hebei
打对台 dǎ duì tái to compete / to rival
第四台 dì sì tái fourth channel / (in Taiwan) cable TV, FTV
东台市 Dōng tái shì Dongtai, county-level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu
多平台 duō píng tái multi-platform (computing)
二人台 èr rén tái genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia
峰火台 fēng huǒ tái fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)
丰台区 Fēng tái qū Fengtai inner district of southwest Beijing
凤台县 Fèng tái xiàn Fengtai county in Huainan 淮南[Huai2 nan2], Anhui
高台县 Gāo tái xiàn Gaotai county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhang1 ye4], Gansu
观测台 guān cè tái observatory
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