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Animated Stroke Order 台

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How to write 台 — animated stroke order

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2.

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台has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

tái

platform

platform

n./mw.

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 台

台 stroke order diagram

4.

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台

口kǒu · mouth

台=

5.

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6.

How to Use 台

Physical platforms or stages

The character 台 denotes a raised, flat surface used as a base, platform, or stage.

台阶 • tái jiē • step; altar; bench • HSK 5

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HSK Vocabulary: 台

台灯 • tái dēng • desk lamp

HSK 3.0 · L5

tái台

dēng

8.

Example Sentences

tā他

dì第

yī一

cì次

shàng上

tái台

yǎn

Information

Pinyintái

Meaningplatform

Strokes5

Radical口

Traditional臺

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#744

Zhuyinㄊㄞˊ

UnicodeU+53F0

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厶sī

+口kǒu · mouth

tái台

jiē阶

step; altar; bench

平台 • píng tái • platform • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

píng平

tái台

platform

舞台 • wǔ tái • (lit. and fig.) stage; arena • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

wǔ舞

tái台

(lit. and fig.) stage; arena

Broadcasting or service stations

The character 台 refers to a station that transmits or provides a service.

电台 • diàn tái • transceiver; radio station • HSK 5

HSK 5

diàn电

tái台

transceiver; radio station

电视台 • diàn shì tái • television station • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

diàn电

shì视

tái台

television station

灯

desk lamp

柜台 • guì tái • counter; bar

HSK 5

guì柜

tái台

counter; bar

窗台 • chuāng tái • window sill

HSK 3.0 · L5

chuāng窗

tái台

window sill

站台 • zhàn tái • platform (at a railway station)

HSK 3.0 · L5

zhàn站

tái台

platform (at a railway station)

阳台 • yáng tái • balcony; terrace; gallery

HSK 5

yáng阳

tái台

balcony; terrace; gallery

上台 • shàng tái • to rise to power (in politics)

HSK 3.0 · L6

shàng上

tái台

to rise to power (in politics)

演

jiǎng讲

shí时

hěn很

dǎn胆

qiè怯

。

He was very timid during his first stage speech

tái台

wān湾

shì是

zhōng中

guó国

bù不

kě可

fēn分

gē割

de的

yí一

bù部

fen分

。

Taiwan is an inalienable part of China

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

tīng听

diàn电

tái台

。

I listen to the radio every day.

yǎn演

yuán员

men们

zài在

wǔ舞

tái台

shàng上

biǎo表

yǎn演

jié节

mù目

。

The actors perform on the stage.

wǔ舞

tái台

shàng上

yǒu有

yì一

tái台

gāng钢

qín琴

。

There is a piano on the stage.

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