臺
See also: 台
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Translingual
| Japanese | 台 |
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| Simplified | 台 |
| Traditional | 臺 |
Han character
臺 (Kangxi radical 133, 至+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 土口月土 (GRBG), four-corner 40104, composition ⿳吉冖至)
Derived characters
- 儓, 㘆, 嬯, 𡽩, 𢅣, 懛, 擡(抬), 𤁅, 𭨉, 𦢀, 檯(台), 𤐽, 𤗿, 𤢬, 𧭏, 𩦽, 𪒴, 薹, 籉, 𤻡
Related characters
- 台 (Japanese shinjitai and Simplified Chinese)
References
- KangXi: page 1002, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30161
- Dae Jaweon: page 1459, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2817, character 6
- Unihan data for U+81FA
Chinese
| trad. | 臺/台* | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 台* | |
| alternative forms | 坮 䑓 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 臺 | |
|---|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (臺) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
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| 懛 | *tɯː |
| 儓 | *tʰɯːs, *dɯː |
| 臺 | *dɯː |
| 擡 | *dɯː |
| 薹 | *dɯː |
| 嬯 | *dɯː |
| 檯 | *dɯː |
| 籉 | *dɯː |
Originally probably a man (士) on a tower (高) from which he can shoot an arrow (至), hence meaning “watchtower”.
Pronunciation
Definitions
臺
- tower; lookout
- 烽火臺／烽火台 ― fēnghuǒtái ― beacon tower
- 萬里悲秋常作客，百年多病獨登臺。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 767, Du Fu, 登高
- Wànlǐ bēiqiū cháng zuòkè, bǎinián duōbìng dú dēng tái. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
万里悲秋常作客，百年多病独登台。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- stage; platform
- 講臺／讲台 ― jiǎngtái ― lectern; rostrum
- 舞臺／舞台 ― wǔtái ― stage (for performing)
- 臺上有兩個演員。／台上有两个演员。 ― Tái shàng yǒu liǎng ge yǎnyuán. ― There are two actors on stage.
- support; stand; base
- 燈臺／灯台 ― dēngtái ― lampstand
- 窗臺／窗台 ― chuāngtái ― windowsill
- station
- 天文臺／天文台 ― tiānwéntái ― observatory (place where celestial bodies are observed)
- 氣象臺／气象台 ― qìxiàngtái ― meteorological observatory
- 電視臺／电视台 ― diànshìtái ― television station
- (specifically) broadcasting station or channel; television station or channel
- 臺標／台标 ― táibiāo ― television station logo
- 換臺／换台 ― huàntái ― to change the television channel
- 北京臺／北京台 ― Běijīngtái ― Beijing TV
- 芒果臺／芒果台 ― Mángguǒtái ― Hunan TV
- 今晚看哪個臺？／今晚看哪个台？ ― Jīnwǎn kàn nǎge tái? ― Which channel shall [we] watch?
- (specifically, Internet) live stream
- 開臺／开台 ― kāitái ― to livestream
- Suffix for terms of address conveying respect for the addressee.
- 兄臺／兄台 ― xiōngtái ― brother; friend
- Short for 臺灣／台灣／台湾 (Táiwān, “Taiwan”).
- 乙未割臺／乙未割台 ― yǐwèi gē Tái ― Cession of Taiwan in 1895
- 來臺旅客／来台旅客 ― lái Tái lǚkè ― tourists to Taiwan
- Short for 臺語／台語／台语 (táiyǔ, “Taiwanese Hokkien”).
- Classifier for machines, vehicles or electronic devices. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
- 一臺電腦／一台电脑 ― yī tái diànnǎo ― a computer
- 一臺望遠鏡／一台望远镜 ― yī tái wàngyuǎnjìng ― a telescope
- Classifier for stage performance. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
- 一臺戲／一台戏 ― yī tái xì ― a stage performance
- Alternative form of 檯／台 (tái, “table; desk”).
- † Alternative form of 薹 (tái, “sedge”).
- 南山有臺，北山有萊。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Nán shān yǒu tái, běi shān yǒu lái. [Pinyin]
- On the hills of the south is the sedge,
On those of the north is the goosefoot.
南山有台，北山有莱。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- a surname
- (mahjong) points
Usage notes
- Although use of the traditional form 臺 is encouraged by the ROC Ministry of Education, the variant 台 is commonly used instead.[1]
- The surname 臺 (Tái) is different from the surname 台 (Yí). Note that 臺 has been simplified to 台 in mainland China.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 輛 (“(classifier for vehicles)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 輛, 部 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 輛, 掛 > |
| Taiwan | 輛, 臺 | |
| Jinan | 輛, 掛 > | |
| Luoyang | 輛, 部 | |
| Xi'an | 輛, 掛 > | |
| Yinchuan | 輛 | |
| Xining | 輛 | |
| Ürümqi | 輛, 部 | |
| Wuhan | 乘, 部 | |
| Chengdu | 架, 掛, 輛 | |
| Guiyang | 部 | |
| Liuzhou | 部 | |
| Xuzhou | 輛, 部 | |
| Yangzhou | 掛, 輛 | |
| Nanjing | 部, 輛, 掛 dated | |
| Hefei | 掛, 架 | |
| Malaysia | 輛 | |
| Singapore | 輛 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 架, 部 |
| Hong Kong | 架, 部 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 架 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 架 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 架 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 架 | |
| Macau | 架 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 架 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 架 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 架 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 架 | |
| Foshan | 架 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 架 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 架 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 架 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 架 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 架 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 架 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 部 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 架 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 架 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 架 | |
| Taishan | 架 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 架 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 架 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 架 | |
| Dongguan | 架 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 架 | |
| Yangjiang | 架 | |
| Nanning | 架 | |
| Danzhou | 架 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 堂 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 隻, 部 |
| Pingxiang | 部 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 輛, 架 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 輛 | |
| Huiyang | 架 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 架 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 架 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 架 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 輛 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 架 | |
| Wengyuan | 輛 | |
| Liannan | 架, 部 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 架 | |
| Jiexi | 輛 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 輛 | |
| Changting | 架 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 輛 | |
| Ninghua | 輛 | |
| Ningdu | 部 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 部 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 頂 | |
| Dayu | 部, 輛 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 臺 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 臺 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 臺, 輛 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 臺 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 臺, 輛 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 輛 | |
| Hong Kong | 架 | |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) | 部 | |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) | 部 | |
| Xinyi (Sihe) | 部 | |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) | 部 | |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) | 架 | |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 架 | |
| Huazhou (Xin'an) | 部 | |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 部 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 部, 個 | |
| Luchuan | 架 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 床 | |
| Singkawang | 輛, 臺, 堂 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 部 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 輛, 掛 >, 部 |
| Xinzhou | 輛 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 架 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 架, 部 |
| Changle | 架 | |
| Fuqing | 門 | |
| Yongtai | 架 | |
| Gutian | 架 | |
| Fu'an | 架 | |
| Ningde | 架 | |
| Shouning | 部 | |
| Zhouning | 篷 | |
| Fuding | 架 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 頂, 部, 把 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 頂 | |
| Quanzhou | 頂, 把 | |
| Jinjiang | 把, 頂 | |
| Yongchun | 頂 | |
| Zhangzhou | 頂 | |
| Zhangpu | 頂 | |
| Tainan | 臺 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 頂 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 頂 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 頂 | |
| Chaozhou | 張, 隻 | |
| Raoping | 張 | |
| Shantou | 隻 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 隻 | |
| Haifeng | 輛, 部 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 隻 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 隻 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 頂, 張 | |
| Leizhou | 架 | |
| Wenchang | 架 | |
| Haikou | 架, 場 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 架 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 架 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 部 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 部 | |
| Suzhou | 部 | |
| Danyang | 部 | |
| Hangzhou | 部, 輛 | |
| Ningbo | 部 | |
| Wenzhou | 部, 把 † | |
| Jinhua | 部 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 部, 張 †, 把 † |
| Loudi | 部 | |
| Shuangfeng | 間, 部 | |
| Note | > - large vehicles; † - large handcarts | |
Dialectal synonyms of 番 (“points (mahjong)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 番 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 臺 |
| Yantai (Muping) | 番 | |
| Singapore | 臺, 番 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 番 |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 番 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 番 |
| Lichuan | 番 | |
| Min Nan | Taipei | 臺 GT |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 臺 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (臺):
- → Japanese: 台 (dai)
- → Korean: 대(臺) (dae)
- → Vietnamese: đài (臺)
Compounds
Derived terms from 臺
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Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 臺 – see 檯 (“table; desk”). (This character, 臺, is a variant traditional form of 檯.) |
References
- Shih Hsiu-chuan (14 December 2010), “Premier respects ‘choice’ on spelling”, in Taipei Times, archived from the original on 2012-01-13, page 3
Japanese
Shinjitai | 台 |
Kyūjitai | 臺 |
Kanji
臺
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 台)
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Readings
- Go-on: だい (dai)
- Kan-on: たい (tai)
- Kun: うてな (utena, 臺); しもべ (shimobe, 臺); つかさ (tsukasa, 臺); よろこぶ (yorokobu, 臺); われ (ware, 臺)
- Nanori: だい (dai); もと (moto)
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 臺 (MC dʌi).
| Historical Readings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dongguk Jeongun Reading | ||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | ᄄᆡᆼ (Yale: ttòy) | |
| Middle Korean | ||
| Text | Eumhun | |
| Gloss (hun) | Reading | |
| Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 | ᄃᆡᆺ (Yale: tòy-s) | ᄃᆡ (Yale: tòy) |
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛ] ~ [te̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [대/데]
Hanja
Wikisource臺 (eumhun 대 대 (dae dae))
- Hanja form? of 대 (“platform”). [noun]
- Hanja form? of 대 (“counter for vehicles or machinery”). [counter]
- Hanja form? of 대 (“(after a number) in the... s”). [suffix]
Compounds
Compounds
- 침대 (寢臺, chimdae)
- 대수 (臺數, daesu)
- 토대 (土臺, todae)
- 대만 (臺灣, Daeman)
- 무대 (舞臺, mudae)
- 억대 (億臺, eokdae)
- 대사 (臺詞, daesa)
- 가대 (架臺, gadae)
- 대중 (臺中, Daejung)
- 대지 (臺地, daeji)
- 대본 (臺本, daebon)
- 해대 (海臺, haedae)
- 축대 (築臺, chukdae)
- 대각 (臺閣, daegak)
- 포대 (砲臺, podae)
Proper noun
| Hanja in this term |
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| 臺 |
臺 • (Dae) (hangeul 대)
- (in news headlines) Short for 臺灣 (Daeman, “Taiwan”).
Usage notes
A common convention in news headlines, this is almost always written solely in the Hanja form, even in contemporary Korean text otherwise devoid of any Hanja.
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
臺: Hán Nôm readings: đài
- chữ Hán form of đài (“platform, broadcast station”).