太 (tài)

too/extremely

How 太 is written

Strokes
4
Radical
大 — big
Traditional
太
Simplified
太 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 太

太原 tàiyuán
Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China
太太 tàitai
married woman; Mrs.; Madam
太平 tàipíng
place name
太平洋 tàipíngyáng
Pacific Ocean
太白 tàibái
Taibai county in Bǎojī 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shǎnxī; Venus
太過 tàiguò
excessively; too
太陽 tàiyáng
sun; CL:個|个[ge4]
正太 zhèngtài
young, cute boy; derived from Japanese loanword shotacon 正太控[zheng4 tai4 kong4]
老太太 lǎotàitai
elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother; CL:位[wei4]
亞太 yàtài
Asia-Pacific
亞太區 yàtàiqū
Asian area; the Far East; Asia Pacific region
以太 yǐtài
Ether-

太 in a sentence

這個便當太貴了!

Zhè ge biàndāng tài guì le!

“This bento box is too expensive!”

How common is 太?

太 is the 240th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 59.7% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 太

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