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typhoon

HSK 10
Abstract →Space
tái
タイ
태
Phonosemantic compound. 風 represents the meaning and 台 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (颱)
風 wind+ 台 platform =
颱 typhoon
風 Meaning component
wind
台 Phonetic component
tái platform
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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
Similar Characters
嵐 storm (trad/jp)颭 sway (trad)颯 the sound of the wind (trad)颳 scrape (trad)颶 typhoon (trad)颻 floating (trad)颼 blow (trad)飄 flutter (trad)飆 gust (trad)楓 maple (trad)瘋 insane (trad)諷 mock (trad)始 commence怠 negligent怡 joy抬 elevate殆 perilous治 govern炱 soot眙 to gaze at
Chinese
台 / 颱 [tái]
typhoon
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
台风 [tái​fēng] #11,404
hurricane
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
⭐ 台風 [たいふう] #10,551
typhoon
台風一過 [たいふういっか] #83,494
clear weather after a typhoon has passed
KOREAN WORDS (1)
태풍
typhoon