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Character Decomposition
太=大+丶
Etymology
A giant 大 with a normal-sized man 丶 for scale
Meanings
highest
greatest
too (much)
very
extremely
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Words with 太 512 total
old lady老太lǎo tàielderly Buddhist nun师太shī tàiTaibai County in Baoji, Shaanxi · Venus太白Tài báimore than half · a majority · most · mostly太半tài bànTaibao or Taipao city in Chiayi County, west Taiwan太保Tài bǎominister of ceremonies in imperial China太常tài chángthe absolute beginning太初tài chūimmemorial太古tài gǔexcessively · too太过tài guòEmpress Dowager太后tài hòuLake Tai near Wuxi City, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes太湖Tài Húthe Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology太极Tài jícourt eunuch · palace eunuch太监tài jiànouter space太空tài kōng(in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig)太牢tài láo
Idioms with 太 22 total Chain
to push sb too far · to go too far (in oppressing people)逼人太甚bī rén tài shènto pretend that everything is going well粉饰太平fěn shì tài píngJiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu(idiom) to bully intolerably欺人太甚qī rén tài shènJiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose太公钓鱼，愿者上钩tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
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