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薹

tái

sedge, grass; Cyperus rotundus

🔤 Pictophonetic: 艹 (grass) provides meaning, 臺 provides pronunciation

HSK 17 strokes Uncommon (58%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

艹

cǎo

grass, weed, plant, herb

臺

tái

platform; unit; term of address

⿱艹臺 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

cǎo

艹

grass, weed, plant, herb

📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting

3 strokes

tái

臺

platform; unit; term of address

💡 Ideographic: A man 吉 standing on a raised 至 dais 冖

14 strokes

jí

吉

lucky, propitious, good

💡 Ideographic: The words 口 of a scholar 士

6 strokes HSK 6

shì

士

scholar, gentleman; soldier

3 strokes HSK 4

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

mì

冖

cover

📷 Pictographic: A cover-cloth

2 strokes

zhì

至

reach, arrive; very, extremely

💡 Ideographic: A bird alighting on the ground 土

6 strokes HSK 4

⿱一厶

Radical component

tǔ

土

soil, earth; items made of earth

📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel

3 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 薹 (6)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

蒜薹 ↗

suàntái

garlic shoots (cookery)

suàntái

蒜薹 ↗

garlic shoots (cookery)

Brassica (cabbage genus)

yúntáishǔ

芸薹属 ↗

Brassica (cabbage genus)