胎

tāi

HSK 7freq #6282

Meanings

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tāi

1.fetus
2.classifier for litters (of puppies etc)
3.padding (in clothing or bedding)
4.womb carrying a fetus
5.(fig.) origin
6.source
7.(loanword) tire

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Wiktionary

1.fetus; unborn child
2.source, origin
3.to bring up, to rear
4.pearl in shell
5.roughcast
6.padding
7.tongue coating; fur
8.to escape
9.pneumatic tire

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *l̥ʰɯː): semantic ⺼ + phonetic 台 (OC *l̥ʰɯː, *l'ɯː, *l'ɯː, *lɯ).

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Stroke order

Components

胎月台

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

我的腳踏車輪胎沒氣了。
My bicycle has a flat tire.
你能檢查一下這個輪胎的氣壓嗎？
Could you check the tire pressure?

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Synonyms

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Related words

轮胎 tire; pneumatic tire 胎儿 unborn child 胚胎 embryo 胎体 (in ceramics, lacquerware etc) the base (made of clay, metal, bamboo etc) onto which a glaze, lacquer or other decorative elements are applied 脱胎 to be born 胎动 fetal movement 怀胎 to become pregnant 胎粪 meconium 堕胎 to induce an abortion 坠胎 to have an abortion 胎教 prenatal education 保胎 to take measures to prevent miscarriage