The Chinese Radical: 台




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Meaning
stage, tribune    台

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 2
to begin, to start, then, only then
shǐ
Left: woman 女, right: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
The woman came on the tribune/stage and started.
HSK 4
stage, tribune, terrace, stand, support
tái
Top: nose 厶, below: mouth 口
The nose is above the mouth as if on a tribune.
HSK 4
to lift, to raise, (of two or more persons) to carry
tái
Left: hand 扌, right: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
If the hand brings sth. on a stage, it has lifted or raised it.
HSK 5
to heal/cure, to rule, to control, government
zhì
Left: water 氵/水 (here: spring), right: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
If water is presented on a stage, it must be (special) for healing or from the government.
HSK 6
fetus, embryo, (air-)tire(=轮胎)
tāi
Left: (part of the) body 月/肉, right: stage, tribune, platform, rack 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.
A body part serves a platform (= womb) for: the fetus.
HSK 6
lazy, idle, negligent, careless
dài
From top: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.), heart 心
At a (performance) on stage, the heart is feeling lazy.
no HSK
metallurgy, to smelt, cast, to mould

Left: ice 冫, which stands for "not-melted", right: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
“Ice” (= sth. not melted) has its stage appearance during smelting.
no HSK
harmony, pleased

Left: feelings 忄, right: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
The feeling on a stage is: Harmony.
no HSK
moss, lichen, coating
tāi, tái
Top: plant 艹, bottom: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
The plant for the stage is the: moss.
no HSK
dangerous, perilous, endanger, almost, only
dài
Left: evil, bad 歹 (image of a bare bone, vertebra), right: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
If sth. evil on stage is: dangerous.
no HSK
to hand down, to bequeath

Left: money 贝/貝, right: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
Money is the stage (= means for transfer) for: handing over.

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