Memory phrase for the character: 太


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Meaning extreme, highest, greatest, too (much)

Pronunciation

tài

Explanation

Top: big (A person with widely spread arms appears: big.), below: a little bit more:

Mnemonic


 
When something is big, and more is added, it becomes extreme.

Radicals

extreme, highestgreatest, too (much)
big, huge
dotIn many languages (such as French), short strokes are used above the letters to express an emphasis. This stroke is used in the mnemonics accordingly.
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 Vocabulary

太平洋 Tài píng yáng  Pacific Ocean
太太 tài tai  married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife
太太 tài tai  married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife
太后 tài hòu  Empress Dowager
太平天国 Tài píng Tiān guó  Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
犹太复国主义 yóu tài fù guó zhǔ yì  Zionism
太极拳 tài jí quán  shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art
姨太太 yí tài tai  concubine
姨太太 yí tài tai  concubine
姨太太 yí tài tai  

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