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苔 (tái): Moss — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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苔

艹cǎo · grass

台tái · platform

苔=艹cǎo · grass+台tái · platform

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Related Words: 苔

海苔 • hǎi tái • seaweed (edible, often dried)

hǎi海

tái苔

seaweed (edible, often dried)

芸苔 • yúntái • rape (plant); rapeseed

yún芸

tái苔

rape (plant); rapeseed

苔原 • tái yuán • tundra

tái苔

yuán原

tundra

苔藓 • tái xiǎn • moss and lichen

tái苔

xiǎn藓

moss and lichen

青苔 • qīng tái • green moss

qīng青

tái苔

green moss

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Example Sentences

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

mǐ米

fàn饭

shàng上

sā撒

yì一

xiē些

hǎi海

tái苔

suì碎

。

I like to sprinkle some crushed seaweed on my rice.

shí石

jiē阶

shàng上

cháng长

mǎn满

le了

shī湿

huá滑

de

tái苔

yuán原

dì地

qū区

de的

qì气

hòu候

tōng通

cháng

tái苔

xiǎn藓

zhí植

wù物

zài在

shēng生

tài态

xì系

tǒng

Information

Pinyintái

Meaningmoss, lichen

Strokes8

Radical艹

Traditional苔

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Frequency#3106

Zhuyinㄊㄞˊ

UnicodeU+82D4

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的

qīng青

tái苔

。

The stone steps are covered with slippery green moss.

常

fēi非

cháng常

hán寒

lěng冷

。

The climate in tundra regions is usually very cold.

统

zhōng中

bàn扮

yǎn演

zhòng重

yào要

jué角

sè色

。

Moss plants play an important role in the ecosystem.

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Characters pronounced "tai".

抬táito lift; to raise; to carry
酞tàiphthalein
跆táitrample
汰tàito eliminate, to discard, to wash away
态tàiform, appearance, state, condition
太tàivery

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Characters with radical "艹".

著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
苫shānrush or straw matting
芥jièmustard plant; mustard; tiny

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