Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 太

太

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Meaning

 extreme, highest, greatest, too (much)

Pronunciation

 tài

Explanation

 Top: big 大 (A person 人 with widely spread arms 一 appears: big.), below: a little bit more: 丶

Mnemonic

When something is big, and more is added, it becomes extreme.

Radicals

太 extreme, highest(greatest, too (much))
大 big, huge
丶 dot(Like an accent on a character, this radical is understood as an emphasis.)
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Vocabulary

太平洋 Tài píng yáng Pacific Ocean
太太 tài tai married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife
太太 tài tai married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife
太后 tài hòu Empress Dowager
太平天国 Tài píng Tiān guó Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
犹太复国主义 yóu tài fù guó zhǔ yì Zionism
太极拳 tài jí quán shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art
姨太太 yí tài tai concubine
姨太太 yí tài tai concubine

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