太U+592A4 STROKES
Entry·pron. tài
ㄊㄞˋ
“Very; extremely; too much; greatest; highest; big; senior or highest in rank or generation.”
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- 太太ㄊㄞˋ ㄊㄞˋwife; a married woman; a respectful term for a married woman; historically, a title for wives of high officials.
- 太多ㄊㄞˋ ㄉㄨㄛtoo many; too much; excessive; more than enough; an excessive amount; a large quantity beyond what is needed or desired
- 太陽ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊsun; sunlight; sunshine
- 太子ㄊㄞˋ ㄗˇcrown prince; the designated heir to a throne or monarchy
- 太后ㄊㄞˋ ㄏㄡˋEmpress Dowager; the mother of a reigning emperor.
- 太平洋ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊPacific Ocean; the world's largest ocean between the Americas, Asia, and Australia; named by Magellan for its calm waters.
- 太過ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋexcessively; too much; beyond what is proper or expected; (archaic) a term for changes in cosmic fortune or qi cycles
- 亞太ㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˋAsia-Pacific; the region comprising Asia and the Pacific Ocean and its bordering countries and economies.
- 太陽能ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄥˊsolar energy; power derived from the sun's radiation, convertible into electricity or heat.
- 猶太人ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊJew; Jewish person; member of the Jewish people.
- 太空ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥouter space; the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- 太監ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋcourt eunuch; palace eunuch; castrated male servant in imperial China, attending the emperor and royal family.
- 太平ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊpeace and security; a peaceful, stable era; a period of great prosperity; a reign title of Emperor Jing of Liang (556–557 CE).
- 老太太ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ ㄊㄞˋelderly lady (respectful); one's own mother or another person's mother (esp. in Taiwan); respectful term for an old woman
- 皇太后ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄏㄡˋempress dowager; mother of the reigning emperor.
- 猶太ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄞˋJewish; relating to Jews or Judaism; Judea, the ancient region in the southern Levant.
- 太魯閣ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄨˇ ㄍㄜˊTaroko National Park in Hualien County, Taiwan; also refers to the Taroko ethnic group in Taiwan.
- 皇太子ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄗˇcrown prince; the emperor's eldest son or designated heir to the throne.
- 太少ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄠˇtoo few; too little; not enough; insufficient in quantity or number
- 太平島ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˇlargest naturally occurring island in the South China Sea; administered by Taiwan; disputed territory claimed by multiple nations; military outpost and airstrip.
- 皇太極ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊHong Taiji (1592–1643), eighth son of Nurhaci; second khan of Later Jin, then founded the Qing dynasty and reigned as emperor until 1643; posthumous name Qing Taizong.
- 太宗ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄥTemple name for an emperor, often the second ruler of a dynasty; in ancient Zhou, the title of the Minister of Rites
- 太晚ㄊㄞˋ ㄨㄢˇtoo late; after the expected time; happening at a late hour; occurring past the appropriate or desired time
- 太極ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊthe Supreme Ultimate; the state of undifferentiated chaos before the division of heaven and earth; (archaic) the celestial palace or realm of immortals; (historical) an era name of Emperor Ruizong of Tang (712 CE).
- 太祖ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇtemple name of an emperor, typically for a dynasty founder; the origin or earliest form of something
- 老太婆ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊold woman; old lady; old wife (often derogatory or familiar)
- 太守ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇhistorical official title; head of a prefecture in imperial China; later used as an informal term for a local magistrate
- 唐太宗ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄥEmperor Taizong of Tang; the second emperor of the Tang dynasty, known for his effective rule and military success.
- 太空船ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄢˊa rocket-propelled vehicle designed to travel in outer space; spacecraft.
- 航太ㄏㄤˊ ㄊㄞˋaviation and aerospace; the combined field of aviation and space
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