Memory phrase for the character: 台

台

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Meaning platform, stage, terrace, stand, support

Pronunciation

tái

Explanation

Top: nose 厶, below: mouth 口

Mnemonic
 
The nose over the mouth is like a platform.

Radicals

台 platform
厶 private, noseSide view of a nose that is facing to the left.
口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
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 Vocabulary

台湾 Tái wān  Taiwan
乒乓球台 pīng pāng qiú tái  table-tennis table
邢台市 Xíng tái shì  Xingtai prefecture level city in Hebei
邢台市 Xíng tái shì  
邢台 Xíng tái  Xingtai prefecture level city in Hebei; also Xingtai county
鹰架栈台 yīng jià zhàn tái  trestlework
禹王台 Yǔ wáng tái  Yuwangtai district of Kaifeng city, Henan
禹王台区 Yǔ wáng tái qū  Yuwangtai district of Kaifeng, Henan
垮台 kuǎ tái  to fall from power; to collapse; to demise
钓鱼台 Diào yú tái  Diaoyu or Senkaku Islands between Taiwan and Okinawa (administered by Japan), also known as the Pinnacle Islands
柜台 guì tái  sales counter; front desk; bar
柜台 guì tái  

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