台

tái = t + ai2

Taiwan (abbr.) / surname Tai

台 = 厶 + 口 : Tecumseh assumed is new post behind a counter in the airplane's kitchen. His task is to give a mandarin as a present to every visitor. Because he's allergic to mandarins he wears a fake nose so he doesn't have to smell them.

台

tái = t + ai2

(classical) you (in letters) / variant of 臺|台[tai2]

台

檯

tái = t + ai2

desk / table / counter

台

臺

tái = t + ai2

Taiwan (abbr.)

台

臺

tái = t + ai2

platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines

台

颱

tái = t + ai2

typhoon

台 character breakdown

台
- 厶
- 口

厶

mǒu = m + ou3

old variant of 某[mou3]

厶

si̅ = s + Ø1

old variant of 私[si1]

Mnemonic symbol: a fake nose. Socrates (s) is wearing his fake nose (厶) in outer space, in front of the space station (Ø1).

口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

Characters with 台 as component

台

颱

tái = t + ai2

typhoon

胎

ta̅i = t + ai1

fetus / classifier for litters (of puppies etc) / padding (in clothing or bedding) / womb carrying a fetus / (fig.) origin / source / (loanword) tire

胎 = 台 + 月 : The moon (月) is talking to Tecumseh (t) over a counter (台) in front of the airplane (ai1) because it wants to get an abortion to get rid of its fetus (胎).

怠

dài = d + ai4

idle / lazy / negligent / careless

怠 = 台 + 心 : Don Quixote (d) got a job working at the counter (台) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4), but he is very lazy and slacking off (怠) because he left his heart (心) at home.

冶

yě = y + e3

to smelt / to cast / seductive in appearance

始

shǐ = sh + Ø3

to begin / to start / then / only then

始 = 台 + 女 : In the space station Sherlock Holmes and Bessie Coleman are shaking hands over a counter. After their long negotiations this could be the start of a wonderful business relationship.

抬

tái = t + ai2

to lift / to raise / (of two or more persons) to carry

抬 = 台 + 扌 : Tecumseh (t) is installing a new counter (台) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2). He is carrying (抬) the counter using a toy claw (扌) as a shoulder pole.

治

zhì = zh + Ø4

to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research

治 = 台 + 氵 : Due to a technical failure there is a water shortage in the space station. James II of England (zh) has taken over the task to manage (治) and regulate the water, and he does so by sitting behind a counter (台) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and handing out bottled water (氵).

怡

yí = y + Ø2

harmony / pleased

苔

tái = t + ai2

moss

苔

ta̅i = t + ai1

coating (of tongue)

跆

tái = t + ai2

to trample, to kick