臺
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See also: 台
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Translingual[edit]
| Japanese | 台 |
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| Simplified | 台 |
| Traditional | 臺 |
Han character[edit]
臺 (Kangxi radical 133, 至+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 土口月土 (GRBG), four-corner 40104, composition ⿳吉冖至)
Derived characters[edit]
Related characters[edit]
- 台 (Japanese shinjitai and Simplified Chinese)
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 1002, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30161
- Dae Jaweon: page 1459, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2817, character 6
- Unihan data for U+81FA
Chinese[edit]
| trad. | 臺/台* | |
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| simp. | 台* | |
| alternative forms | 坮 䑓 | |
Glyph origin[edit]
| Historical forms of the character 臺 | |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Originally probably a man (士) on a tower (高) from which he can shoot an arrow (至), hence meaning “watchtower”.
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
臺
- tower; lookout
- stage; platform
- support; stand; base
- station
- 天文臺 / 天文台 ― tiānwéntái ― observatory (place where celestial bodies are observed)
- 氣象臺 / 气象台 ― qìxiàngtái ― meteorological observatory
- 電視臺 / 电视台 ― diànshìtái ― television station
- (specifically) broadcasting station or channel; television station or channel
- Suffix for terms of address conveying respect for the addressee.
- Short for 臺灣／台灣／台湾 (Táiwān, “Taiwan”).
- Short for 臺語／台語／台语 (táiyǔ, “Taiwanese Hokkien”).
- Classifier for machines, vehicles or electronic devices. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
- Classifier for stage performance. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
- Alternative form of 檯／台 (tái, “table; desk”).
- † Alternative form of 薹 (tái, “sedge”).
- 南山有臺，北山有萊。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Nán shān yǒu tái, běi shān yǒu lái. [Pinyin]
- On the hills of the south is the sedge,
On those of the north is the goosefoot.
南山有台，北山有莱。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- a surname.
- (mahjong) points
Usage notes[edit]
- Although use of the traditional form 臺 is encouraged by the ROC Ministry of Education, the variant 台 is commonly used instead.[1]
- The surname 臺 (Tái) is different from the surname 台 (Yí). Note that 臺 has been simplified to 台 in mainland China.
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Derived terms from 臺
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Etymology 2[edit]
| For pronunciation and definitions of 臺 – see 檯 (“table; desk”). (This character, 臺, is a variant traditional form of 檯.) |
References[edit]
- ^ Shih Hsiu-chuan (14 December 2010), “Premier respects ‘choice’ on spelling”, in Taipei Times[1], archived from the original on 13 January 2012, page 3
Japanese[edit]
| 台 | |
| 臺 |
Kanji[edit]
臺
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 台)
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Readings[edit]
- Go-on: だい (dai)
- Kan-on: たい (tai)
- Kun: うてな (utena, 臺); しもべ (shimobe, 臺); つかさ (tsukasa, 臺); よろこぶ (yorokobu, 臺); われ (ware, 臺)
- Nanori: だい (dai); もと (moto)
Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese 臺 (MC dʌi).
| Historical Readings | ||
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| Dongguk Jeongun Reading | ||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | ᄄᆡᆼ (Yale: ttòy) | |
| Middle Korean | ||
| Text | Eumhun | |
| Gloss (hun) | Reading | |
| Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[2] | ᄃᆡᆺ (Yale: tòy-s) | ᄃᆡ (Yale: tòy) |
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛ] ~ [te̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [대/데]
Hanja[edit]
- Hanja form? of 대 (“platform”). [noun]
- Hanja form? of 대 (“counter for vehicles or machinery”). [counter]
- Hanja form? of 대 (“(after a number) in the... s”). [suffix]
Compounds[edit]
Compounds
Proper noun[edit]
| Hanja in this term |
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| 臺 |
Usage notes[edit]
A common convention in news headlines, this is almost always written solely in the Hanja form, even in contemporary Korean text otherwise devoid of any Hanja.
References[edit]
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [3]
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
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