太

Spell out: + =

highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely

4 strokes Dict coverage rank #240 U+592A

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A giant 大 with a normal-sized man 丶 for scale

components: 大丶

overly · Heisig RSH #131

St. Bernard dog + a drop of

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 太 as their sound component

These characters all use 太 (tài) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
太 sound component	tài	very, too much; big; extreme
态	tài	manner, bearing, attitude
汰	tài	to eliminate, to scour, to wash out; excessive
肽	tài	peptide
钛	tài	titanium
呔	dāi	tire; neck-tie
酞	tài	phthalein

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
太平天国	Tài píng Tiān guó	Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
亚太地区	Yà Tài dì qū	Asia-Pacific region
太白县	Tài bái Xiàn	Taibai, a county in Baoji City 寶雞市\|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi
太白山	Tài bái Shān	Mt Taibai in Shaanxi
太子河区	Tài zǐ hé Qū	Taizihe, a district of Liaoyang City 遼陽市\|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
太行山	Tài háng shān	Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi
天下太平	tiān xià tài píng	the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
太平区	Tài píng Qū	Taiping, a district of Fuxin City 阜新市[Fu4 xin1 Shi4], Liaoning
太平公主	Tài píng gōng zhǔ	Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for h…
太平天国起义	Tài píng Tiān guó Qǐ yì	Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864), a massive rebellion in southern China against the Qing Dyna…
亚太区	Yà Tài qū	Asian area; the Far East; Asia Pacific region
亚太经合会	Yà Tài jīng hé huì	APEC (Asia Pacific economic cooperation)
太空人	tài kōng rén	astronaut
太子	tài zǐ	crown prince
太子河	Tài zǐ hé	see 太子河區\|太子河区[Tai4 zi3 he2 Qu1]
太平门	tài píng mén	emergency exit
太阳黑子	tài yáng hēi zǐ	sunspot
太学	Tài xué	Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational i…
小太阳	xiǎo tài yáng	parabolic heater; heat dish
老太公	lǎo tài gōng	aged gentleman (dialect, respectful term)