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Information of 太

Pinyin tài

Radical

大

Strokes

4 strokes

Usage

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Definition

highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely

太 [tài] 形 1. 过于: 例如: 太长 (too long). 2. 极端，最: 例如: 太甚 (extremely). 太平 (utmost peace). 3. 高，大: 例如: 太空 (outer space). 太学 (imperial academy). 4. 很: 例如: 不太好 (not very good). 5. 身分最高或辈分更高的: 例如: 太老伯 (most senior uncle). 太夫人 (a respectful title for another's mother in ancient times). 名通“台”。泰阶，星名，即三台。又比喻三公 (one of three stars in Ursa Major; one of the three highest dignitaries of state). 副 1. 过于;过分: 例如: 太 (too). 形【本义】: 过于. 【造字法】: 指事。古作“大”，后语音分化，在“大”字下添加符号，成指事字。 1. 极大: 古作“大”，也作“泰”。凡言大而以为形容未尽，则作太 (the greatest; the highest; maximal). 2. 身分最高或辈数更高的 (the more or most senior). 3. 大的，广大的 (great). 4. 古代记数有所超过称“太” (greater). 5. 安宁的，秩序正常的，也作“泰” (peaceful). 6. 亨通;顺利 (smooth). 7. 与古代皇家、官家有关的 (about emperor and official). 例: - 太虚幻境 (a cosmic unreal realm). - 太清 (the clear sky). - 太乙 (the primordial energy that created heaven and earth). - 太极 (the great ultimate). - 太原 (Taiyuan city). - 太侈 (extravagance). - 太无 (emptiness). 副【引】 1. 太，大也。——《广雅·释诂一》. 2. 《白虎通·五行》：太亦大也。 3. 《易·系辞》：易有太极。 4. 《书·洛诰》：王入太室裸。 5. 《礼记·曲礼》：太上贵德。 6. 《后汉书·樊准传》：饮而不损兹曰太。例: - 再如: 养之太过 (too much nurturing). - 会议不要开得太长 (the meeting shouldn't be too long). - 屋里太闷热了，你出去凉凉吧 (it's too stuffy inside; go outside for some cool air). - 我对这个问题太没有认识了 (I have too little understanding of this issue). - 他们待我太好了 (they have treated me too well). - 这个问题确实是太重要了 (this issue is indeed too important).

太原 Tài yuán

Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China

太阳 tài yang

sun / CL:個|个[ge4] / abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]

迦太基 Jiā tài jī

Carthage

太子 tài zǐ

crown prince

太太 tài tai

married woman / Mrs. / Madam / wife / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

太监 tài jiàn

court eunuch / palace eunuch

太平洋 Tài píng Yáng

Pacific Ocean

太平 tài píng

peace and security

太空 tài kōng

outer space

皇太极 Huáng Tài jí

Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor / posthumous name 清太宗

太守 tài shǒu

governor of a province

太湖 Tài Hú

Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes

太师 tài shī

imperial tutor

太阳能 tài yáng néng

solar energy

晒太阳 shài tài yáng

to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc) / to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it)

太平天国 Tài píng Tiān guó

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)

姨太太 yí tài tai

concubine

太行 tài xíng

Taihang Mountain

太小 tài xiǎo

too small

太婆 tài pó

great-grandmother

太医 tài yī

imperial physician

太宗 Tài zōng

posthumous name given to second emperor of a dynasty / King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418

太古宙 Tài gǔ zhòu

Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)

太宰 tài zǎi

a surname

太岳区 tài yuè qū

Taiyue District

太极拳 tài jí quán

shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan / traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation / a martial art

太傅 tài fù

Tai Fu

欺人太甚 qī rén tài shèn

to bully intolerably (idiom)

渥太华 Wò tài huá

Ottawa, capital of Canada

太爷 tài yé

(respectful for) one's grandfather / sb's father / older people / the head of the house (used by servants) / a district magistrate