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table (6aaf)

HSK 10
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tái
タイ
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Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 臺 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (檯)
木 tree+ 臺 Taiwan =
檯 table (6aaf)
木 Meaning component
mù tree
臺 Phonetic component
Taiwan
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Simplified (台)
口 mouth+ 㠯 by-means-of (archaic) =
台 platform
口
kǒu mouth
㠯 Phonetic component
yǐ by-means-of (archaic)
according to
㠯 is an ancient variant of 以.
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Notes
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Chinese
台 / 檯 [tái]
desk; table; counter
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (22)
柜台 [guì​tái] #6,767
sales counter
上不了台面 [shàng​bù​liǎo​tái​miàn]
better kept under the table (idiom)
中转柜台 [zhōng​zhuǎn​guì​tái]
transfer desk
乒乓球台 [pīng​pāng​qiú​tái] #54,407
table-tennis table
涂浆台 [tú​jiàng​tái]
pasting table (for wallpapering)
写字台 [xiě​zì​tái] #30,551
writing desk
工作台 [gōng​zuò​tái] #23,060
workbench
弹珠台 [dàn​zhū​tái]
pinball
手工台 [shǒu​gōng​tái]
workbench
手术台 [shǒu​shù​tái] #13,444
operating table
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