Originally 台 and 㠯 were pronounced the same and thus written the same. Later 口 was added to distinguish the characters.
Components
kǒu mouth
㠯 Phonetic component
yǐ by-means-of (archaic)
according to
㠯 is an ancient variant of 以.
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Historical Evolution
台
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
台
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
台
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
台
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
台
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
台
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
台
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
台
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
台
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
台
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
台
Regular
Modern
Chinese
台 [Tái]
Taiwan (abbr.); surname Tai
台 [tái]
(classical) you (in letters); variant of 臺|台[tái]
台 / 檯 [tái]
desk; table; counter
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
台 うつ
Utsu unclassified name
台 うてな
Utena surname
台 たい
Tai surname
台 だい
Dai surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
舞台 [wǔtái] #1,457
stage
台湾 [Táiwān] #14,855
variant of 臺灣|台湾[Táiwān]
台湾 [Táiwān] #14,855
variant of 臺灣|台湾[Táiwān]
电视台 [diànshìtái] #3,251
television station
出台 [chūtái] #27,370
to officially launch (a policy, program etc)
台词 [táicí] #3,068
an actor's lines
电台 [diàntái] #3,650
transmitter-receiver
上台 [shàngtái] #4,089
to rise to power (in politics)
后台 [hòutái] #4,537
backstage area
后台 [hòutái] #4,537
backstage area
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 台 [だい] #2,159
stand
⭐ 舞台 [ぶたい] #2,225
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.)
台詞 [せりふ] #3,356
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.)
⭐ 台所 [だいどころ] #4,112
kitchen
⭐ 一台 [いちだい] #7,203
one machine
⭐ 屋台 [やたい] #8,265
cart (esp. a food cart)
⭐ 寝台 [しんだい] #8,678
bed
⭐ 台無し [だいなし] #10,050
spoiled
⭐ 台風 [たいふう] #10,551
typhoon
⭐ 台本 [だいほん] #10,632
script
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