臺
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See also: 台
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Translingual[edit]
| Japanese | 台 |
|---|---|
| Simplified | 台 |
| Traditional | 臺 |
Han character[edit]
臺 (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* | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 台* | |
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”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
臺
- tower; lookout
- stage; platform
- support; stand; base
- station; broadcasting station
- 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
- † Alternative form of 薹 (tái, “sedge”).
- A surname.
Usage notes[edit]
- Although use of the correct traditional form 臺 is encouraged by the ROC Ministry of Education, the vulgar variant 台 is sometimes incorrectly used.[1]
- The surname 臺 (Tái) is different from the surname 台 (Yí). Note that 臺 has been simplified to 台 in mainland China.
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
Compounds[edit]
Derived terms from 臺
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]
Hanja[edit]
臺 (eum 대 (dae))
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Compounds[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
臺 (đài)
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