台

台 U+53F0, 台 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53F0 ← 可 [U+53EF] CJK Unified Ideographs 叱 → [U+53F1]

Stroke order

Japanese	台
Simplified	台
Traditional	臺/台

台 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 戈口 (IR), four-corner 2360₀, composition ⿱厶口)

• 佁, 冶, 咍, 坮, 始, 孡, 𭘚, 怡, 抬, 治, 迨, 𣅿, 胎, 枱, 殆, 𣭆, 炲, 珆, 兘, 𤫳, 眙, 𥙉, 秮, 𥹋, 紿 (绐), 耛, 𧉟, 詒 (诒), 貽 (贻), 跆, 軩, 鈶 (𬭀), 𣖤, 颱, 飴 (饴), 駘(骀), 𩲥, 鮐 (鲐), 𩿡, 齝, 𠁯
• 乨, 𰀼, 刣, 𠄩, 𠡇, 㣍, 邰, 𪱜, 㰧, 𢦯, 瓵, 𠳙, 𫨩, 𧠜, 辝, 𩒎 (𫖭), 𠼷, 苔, 笞, 㾂, 𠊝, 怠, 枲, 炱, 𥁐, 𫢼, 𬆗, 𮩻, 袬, 囼

• 臺 (Traditional form of 台)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 172, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3246
• Dae Jaweon: page 384, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 575, character 2
• Unihan data for U+53F0

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰɯː, *l'ɯː, *l'ɯː, *lɯ) : phonetic 㠯 () + semantic 口 (“mouth”).

An alternate variant of 㠯 (modern form: 以 (yǐ)) in Chinese bronze inscriptions.

For pronunciation and definitions of 台 – see 臺 (“tower; lookout; stage; platform; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 臺).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

For pronunciation and definitions of 台 – see 颱 (“typhoon”). (This character is the simplified form of 颱).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

For pronunciation and definitions of 台 – see 檯 (“table; desk; table”). (This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 檯).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

simp. and trad.		台

台

1. ^† Original form of 怡 (yí, “happy, pleased”).
2. ^† I, me

   非台小子敢行稱亂。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
   非台小子敢行称乱。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE

   Fēi yí xiǎozǐ gǎn xíng chēng luàn. [Pinyin]

   It is not I, the little child, who dare to raise a rebellion.

3. ^† what
4. a surname

The surname 台 (Yí) is different from the surname 臺 (Tái). Note that 臺 has been simplified to 台 in mainland China.

simp. and trad.		台

台

1. Used in place names.

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台

1. Used in 三台 (“name of a star”).
2. historical placename in modern Shandong

   alt. forms: 邰 (tái)

   • 莒人伐我東鄙，圍台。邑不言圍，此其言圍何？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     莒人伐我东鄙，围台。邑不言围，此其言围何？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《春秋公羊傳註疏·襄公卷二十》 (Notes and Commentary on the Gongyangzhuan)

     Jǔ rén fá wǒ dōng bǐ, wéi Tái. Yì bù yán wéi, cǐ qí yán wéi hé? [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. ^† (polite, honorific) used to address another person or to describe the actions of another person

   • 即日邊徼苦寒，台候何似？伏冀為國，善調寢興。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     即日边徼苦寒，台候何似？伏冀为国，善调寝兴。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 蘇軾 (Su Shi), 《賀韓丞相啓》

     Jírì biān jiào kǔ hán, tái hòu hé sì? Fú jì wèi guó, shàn diào qǐn xìng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 杜少卿道：「極蒙台愛，恕治晚不能躬送了。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     杜少卿道：「极蒙台爱，恕治晚不能躬送了。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE

     Dùshàoqīng dào: “Jí méng tái ài, shù zhì wǎn bùnéng gōng sòng le.” [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

For pronunciation and definitions of 台 – see 鮐 (“mackerel; old person; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 鮐).

simp. and trad.		台

台

1. Alternative form of 嗣 (sì)
2. Alternative form of 始 (shǐ)

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

• Go-on: い (i)
• Kan-on: い (i)

Shinjitai	台
Kyūjitai	臺

(Second grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 臺)

1. pedestal
2. a stand
3. counter for machines and vehicles
4. Taiwan

• 燭台(しょくだい) (shokudai)
• 仙(せん)台(だい) (Sendai)
• 台(だい)所(どころ) (daidokoro)

As shinjitai kanji of 臺:

• Go-on: だい (dai, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: たい (tai, Jōyō)
• Kun: うてな (utena, 台)、しもべ (shimobe, 台)、つかさ (tsukasa, 台)、よろこぶ (yorokobu, 台ぶ)、われ (ware, 台)
• Nanori: だい (dai)、もと (moto)

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

1. (replacing 颱) typhoon

• Go-on: たい (tai, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: たい (tai, Jōyō)

Kanji in this term
台
だい Grade: 2
goon

Alternative spelling
臺 (kyūjitai)

台(だい) • (-dai) 

1. machines, especially vehicles or computers

   一(いっ)家(か)に一(いち)台(だい)！

   Ikka ni ichidai!

   A unit in every household! (stock phrase, sometimes humorously used to refer to people)

台(だい) • (-dai) 

1. tables, beds
2. level, especially of price

   100点(ひゃくてん)台(だい)

   hyaku-ten-dai

   around 100 points

3. period of time in a person's life

台 • (tae, i, dae) (hangeul 태, 이, 대, revised tae, i, dae, McCune–Reischauer t'ae, i, dae)

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台: Hán Việt readings: thai (湯(thang)來(lai)切(thiết))^[1][2][3], đài (堂(đoàng)來(lai)切(thiết))^[2][3]
台: Nôm readings: thơi^{[1][2][3][4][5]}, thai^[1][2][3][5], thay^[1][2][4][5], hay^[1][2], đài^[2][4], thài^[2], hai^[3], đày^[4]

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