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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *太* | 太* | *太
highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
desk; table; counter
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
typhoon
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
(classical) you (in letters) / variant of 臺|台
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *抬* | 抬* | *抬
to lift / to raise / (of two or more persons) to carry
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *抬* | 抬* | *抬
variant of
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *胎* | 胎* | *胎
fetus / classifier for litters (of puppies etc) / padding (in clothing or bedding) / womb carrying a fetus / (fig.) origin / source / (loanword) tire
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *□* | □* | *□
uptight; obstinate; to awkwardly force oneself to do sth (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [king], often written as ㄍㄧㄥ, no generally accepted hanzi form)
(Tw) to cram; to study (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè-su], lit. to gnaw a book, similar to Mandarin 啃書|啃书)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *态* | 态* | *态
(bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice
Xintai, county-level city in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
Taiwan (abbr.) / surname Tai
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
Taiwan (abbr.)
tai-pan / business executive / foreign business manager / top class of kindergarten or school grade
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *岱* | 岱* | *岱
Mt Tai in Shandong / same as 泰山
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *肽* | 肽* | *肽
peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH)
Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *泰* | 泰* | *泰
Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong / abbr. for Thailand
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *泰* | 泰* | *泰
safe / peaceful / most / grand
Ningyang county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *钛* | 钛* | *钛
titanium (chemistry)
Tai'an county in Anshan 鞍山, Liaoning
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山 in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan
to do tai chi / to practice kung-fu (or other martial art) / to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *薹* | 薹* | *薹
Carex dispalatha
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *酞* | 酞* | *酞
phthalein (chemistry)
small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps / (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-mih], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼|什么)
heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *汰* | 汰* | *汰
to discard / to eliminate
Dabu County in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong / Tai Po district of New Territories, Hong Kong / Dabu or Tabu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市, Shandong
promoter / advocate / driving force / pushing hands (two-person training routine esp. in t'ai chi)
(Tw) naive and innocent (girl or boy); underage prostitute (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [iù-khí])
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *苔* | 苔* | *苔
used in 舌苔
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *苔* | 苔* | *苔
moss; lichen; liverwort
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *忕* | 忕* | *忕
extravagant / luxurious
Dongping county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *邰* | 邰* | *邰
surname Tai / name of a feudal state
(of an emperor) to pay homage to Heaven at Mount Tai and to Earth at Mount Liangfu
steady as Mt Tai / as safe as houses
biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖, Jiangsu
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *掤* | 掤* | *掤
to ward off (in tai chi)
Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tai Sui, God of the year / archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星 / nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area
(Tw) grandma (also used to refer to or address an elderly woman) (from Taiwanese 阿媽, Tai-lo pr. [a-má])
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蚵* | 蚵* | *蚵
(Tw) oyster (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ô])
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *呔* | 呔* | *呔
(dialect) non-local in one's speaking accent
lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom) / fig. an outstanding figure in one's field
Dai Temple, a temple in Shandong for the god of Mount Tai
another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳 / Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls
(Tw) whoa!; holy crap! jeez! (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá khàu], "I cry!")
(dialect) hen; prostitute / (Tw) (adjective) interfering; nosy; (noun) busybody (from Taiwanese 家婆, Tai-lo pr. [ke-pô])
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *洨* | 洨* | *洨
(Tw) (vulgar) semen (from Taiwanese , Tai-lo pr. [siâu])
golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture) / standing on one leg
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *骀* | 骀* | *骀
tired / worn out horse
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鲐* | 鲐* | *鲐
mackerel / Pacific mackerel (Pneumatophorus japonicus)
Din Tai Fung, restaurant specializing in dumplings, with stores in many countries
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *儓* | 儓* | *儓
servant
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *炱* | 炱* | *炱
soot
Tai Wan, a locality in Kowloon, Hong Kong
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *枱* | 枱* | *枱
old variant of 檯|台
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *忲* | 忲* | *忲
variant of
(Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *炲* | 炲* | *炲
variant of
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *斄* | 斄* | *斄
ancient place name (a Han dynasty town in Shaanxi) / variant of
(Tw) obstinate; argumentative; opinionated; skeptical of superstitions (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [thih-khí])
(Tw) (slang) popular; hot (from Taiwanese , Tai-lo pr. [hang])
(Tw) (vulgar) cunt (from Taiwanese 膣屄, Tai-lo pr. [tsi-bai]) / (slang) to fuck around with; (used as an intensifier) fucking; fucked up
(Tw) (slang) to be ticked off by (sb or sth); to be pissed at (sb or sth); to be in a foul mood; down in the dumps (from Taiwanese 揬𡳞, Tai-lo pr. [tu̍h-lān])
Haidai, historical region extending from the Bohai Sea to Mt Tai in Shandong
(Tw) dirty trick; unethical tactic (from Taiwanese 漚步, Tai-lo pr. [àu-pōo])
(Tw) A-choy, or Taiwanese lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. sativa) (from Taiwanese 萵仔菜, Tai-lo pr. [ue-á-tshài] or [e-á-tshài])
(Tw) French kissing; to waggle one's tongue around (from Taiwanese 抐舌, Tai-lo pr. [lā-tsi̍h])
(Tw) (coll.) indecisive; fussy; nitpicking (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ku-moo])
(Tw) considerate; thoughtful (from Taiwanese 貼心, Tai-lo pr. [tah-sim])
(Tw) (slang) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn! (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē], "to cry over one's dad's death")
Tai'an, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省
(lit.) to cry from hunger (from Taiwanese 哭枵, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-iau]) / (Tw) (slang) to whine; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn!
(Tw) to wander about; to roam around freely (from Taiwanese 拋拋走, Tai-lo pr. [pha-pha-tsáu])
oyster (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ô-á])
(Tw) affected; pretentious; to put on a display of histrionics (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ké-pai])
(Tw) to pretend; to put on a false front (from Taiwanese 假仙, Tai-lo pr. [ké-sian])
(Tw) excuse me; to be sorry (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè])
(Tw) to have been dealt a hard lot in life (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-miā])
(Tw) oyster omelette (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ô-á-tsian])
(Tw) trick (of the trade); clever move (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo])
(Tw) to catch an adulterous man in the act (from Taiwanese 掠猴, Tai-lo pr. [lia̍h-kâu])
(Tw) child; youngster (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [gín-á])
(Tw) (slang) to chat idly; to gossip (from Taiwanese 抐屎, Tai-lo pr. [lā-sái])
Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市, Shandong
Feicheng, county-level city in Tai'an 泰安市, Shandong
(Tw) (vulgar) what the hell? (from Taiwanese 啥潲, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-siâ], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼|什么)
Tai county in Jiangsu
to practice tai chi / (fig.) to avoid responsibility / to pass the buck
Xintai, county-level city in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong
Ninguang county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong
ba-wan, dumpling made of glutinous dough, typically stuffed with minced pork, bamboo shoots etc, and served with a savory sauce (Taiwanese snack) (from Taiwanese 肉圓, Tai-lo pr. [bah-uân])
lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent / to be blind to the fact
(Tw) wagui, a sticky rice pudding, usu. savory (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [uánn-kué])

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