How to write 太

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Meaning of 太

Pinyin tài

Radical

大

Strokes

Definition

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

Usage

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太 (tài) 1. 过于。 (too) 2. 极端，最。 (extreme, the most) 3. 高，大。 (high, big) 4. 很。 (very) 5. 身分最高或辈分更高的。 (the more or most senior) 详细解释： 1. 过于：如“太长”。 (too long) 2. 极端，最：如“太甚”、“太平”。 (extreme; the most) 3. 高，大：如“太空”、“太学”。 (high; big) 4. 很：如“不太好”。 (not very good) 5. 身份最高或辈分更高的：如“太老伯”、“太夫人”（旧时尊称别人的母亲）。 (most senior or of higher status, such as "the Elder Uncle" or "the respected lady")

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

县太爷 xiàn tài yé

County Grand Master

犹太教徒 yóu tài jiào tú

Jew / Judaism / Judaist / Hebraist

犹太国 yóu tài guó

Jewish State

皇太子 huáng tài zǐ

crown prince

太仓 Tài cāng

Taicang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu

亚太地区 yà tài dì qū

Asian-Pacific region

太阳穴 tài yáng xué

temple (on the sides of human head)

机关算尽太聪明 jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng míng

The agency is too smart

辽太祖 liáo tài zǔ

Liao Taizu

太郎 tài láng

Taro（日本男性人名）

桥本龙太郎 Qiáo běn Lóng tài láng

HASHIMOTO Ryūtarō (1937-2006), Japanese politician, prime minister 1996-1998

太阳系 tài yáng xì

solar system

太阴 tài yīn

the Moon (esp. in Daoism)

太行山麓 tài háng shān lù

Taihang foothills