Depicts a tall (高) building (室).
Components
Traditional (臺)
Simplified (台)
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
臺
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
臺
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
臺
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
臺
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
臺
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
臺
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
臺
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
臺
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
臺
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
臺
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
臺
Regular
Modern
Chinese
台 / 臺 [Tái]
Taiwan (abbr.)
台 / 臺 [tái]
platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines
Japanese
- stand; rest; base; pedestal; platform; table; holder; support; rack
- setting (of a gem); mounting
- stock (in grafting)
- counter for machines and vehicles
- level (e.g. price level); mark; range; decade (of one's life) (after a rounded value)
- tall building (with a fine view); (observation) platform
- plateau; heights (in place names)
noun
- tower
- stand; pedestal
- calyx
Taiwan
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
臺 うつ
Utsu unclassified name
臺 うてな
Utena surname
臺 たい
Tai surname
臺 たき
Taki surname
臺 だい
Dai surname
臺 つぼ
Tsubo surname
臺 むろ
Muro surname
CHINESE WORDS (196)
舞台 [wǔtái] #1,457
stage
平台 [píngtái] #7,401
platform
台上 [táishàng] #2,615
on stage
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
阳台 [yángtái] #6,248
balcony
台阶 [táijiē] #6,405
steps
前台 [qiántái] #7,319
stage
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JAPANESE WORDS (3)