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態
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态
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attitude

HSK 10 N1
Communication →Language
tài
タイ
わざ.と
태
Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 能 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (態)
能 ability+ 心 heart =
態 attitude
能 Phonetic component
néng ability
to be able
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心 Meaning component
xīn heart
Simplified (态)
太 overly+ 心 heart =
态 manner
太 Phonetic component
tài overly
very, too, much
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心 Meaning component
xīn heart
Notes
Similar Characters
熊 bear罷 cease (trad/jp)寧 calm (trad/jp)应 ought (simp)忌 shun忍 endure忐 timorous忑 nervous忒 excessive志 aspiration忘 forget忞 messy忠 loyal念 miss忽 suddenly忿 get态 bearing (simp)怂 arouse (simp)怎 how?怒 anger
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
态
Regular
Modern
Chinese
态 / 態 [tài]
(bound form); appearance; shape; form; state; attitude; (grammar) voice
Japanese
様 、 態 ざま 、 ザマ 同音

noun

  1. derogatoryusually kana mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight

suffix

  1. -ways; -wards (indicates direction)
  2. in the act of ...; just as one is ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
  3. manner of ...; way of ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
態 たい 同音

noun

  1. condition; figure; appearance
  2. grammar voice
Korean
태 [態]
Noun
being stylish; The state of looking beautiful and elegant thanks to one's clothes and demeanor.; attitude; appearance; One's attitude or appearance which others can see.; pretense; An attitude of showing something off, even by faking it.
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (130)
状态 [zhuàng​tài] #1,439
state of affairs
态度 [tài​du] #2,018
manner
变态 [biàn​tài] #1,912
to metamorphose (biology)
生态 [shēng​tài] #12,811
ecology
心态 [xīn​tài] #11,109
attitude (of the heart)
动态 [dòng​tài] #9,710
movement
形态 [xíng​tài] #12,851
shape
姿态 [zī​tài] #7,348
attitude
表态 [biǎo​tài] #10,167
to declare one's position
事态 [shì​tài] #7,141
situation
120 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 体 [からだ] #270
body
⭐ 状態 [じょうたい] #359
state
⭐ 形 [かたち] #363
form
⭐ 態度 [たいど] #834
attitude
⭐ 事態 [じたい] #1,176
situation
様 [ざま] #3,301
mess
⭐ 変態 [へんたい] #3,433
transformation
⭐ 態勢 [たいせい] #6,557
attitude
⭐ 失態 [しったい] #6,944
blunder
⭐ 形態 [けいたい] #7,103
form
190 more items
KOREAN WORDS (21)
변태 #5,509
metamorphosis
상태 #6,024
condition; state
태도 #17,645
attitude
광태
insanity; madness
교태
coquetry; coquettish behavior
구태
old conditions
능동태
active voice
생태계
ecosystem
생태학
ecology
세태
social conditions
11 more items