汉Chaim Learning Center
Made of 2 radicalsPointer

太

tài

too; very

Frequency
#240Estimated
HSK
Level 1Estimated

Stroke order

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How it is built

大bigMeaning丶dotMark太too; very

Big with an extra dot: bigger than big

Pointer A mark points at part of a picture.

Some notes are traditional explanations, not proven history.

太 gives the sound in

Characters that share the same sound part. Compare the pinyin to hear how close they are.

Built from 太 1

Characters that use it as a direct part, most common first.

Words 3

  • 太tàitoo; veryHSK 1 Estimated
  • 太阳tàiyángsunHSK 3 Estimated
  • 太太tàitaiwife; Mrs.

Sentences 4

Characters with a dotted underline are not in the course yet.

  • 太贵了！Tài guì le!That's too expensive!
  • 天气太冷了。Tiānqì tài lěng le.The weather is too cold.
  • 学习汉语不太难。Xuéxí Hànyǔ bú tài nán.Learning Chinese isn't too hard.
  • 太阳出来了。Tàiyáng chūlái le.The sun has come out.