tài = t + ai4
Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong / abbr. for Thailand
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tài = t + ai4
safe / peaceful / most / grand
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How to pronounce 泰

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= t initial

T is for Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ai4 final

In the airplane’s bathroom.

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泰 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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shuǐ = shu + ei3
archaic variant of 水[shui3]
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Characters with 泰 as component

dǎi = d + ai3
Dai (ethnic group)
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Words with 泰

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Taylor (name)
Thailand / Thai
RMS Titanic, British passenger liner that sank in 1912

Sentences with 泰

泰 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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