Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 台

台

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Meaning

 platform, stage, terrace, stand, support

Pronunciation

 tái

Explanation

 Top: nose 厶, below: mouth 口

Mnemonic

The nose over the mouth is like a platform.

Radicals

台 platform
厶 private, nose(Side view of a nose that is facing to the left.)
口 mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.)
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Vocabulary

台湾 Tái wān Taiwan
乒乓球台 pīng pāng qiú tái table-tennis table
邢台市 Xíng tái shì Xingtai prefecture level city in Hebei
邢台 Xíng tái Xingtai prefecture level city in Hebei; also Xingtai county
鹰架栈台 yīng jià zhàn tái trestlework
禹王台 Yǔ wáng tái Yuwangtai district of Kaifeng city, Henan
禹王台区 Yǔ wáng tái qū Yuwangtai district of Kaifeng, Henan
垮台 kuǎ tái to fall from power; to collapse; to demise
钓鱼台 Diào yú tái Diaoyu or Senkaku Islands between Taiwan and Okinawa (administered by Japan), also known as the Pinnacle Islands
柜台 guì tái sales counter; front desk; bar

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