Today we are going to learn the Chinese character ”太”.

Tips: A dot is added to 大to form 太, meaning “too, excessive” , “extremely”,” the greatest”,”the highest”,”maximal” the moreor “most senior”

Radical: 大

Stroke order:

Frequently-used words or phrases:

太公

tài gōng

n.

great-grandfather

太后

tàihòu

n.

mother of an emperor

太空

tàikōng

n.

outer space

太平

tàipíng

adj.

peaceful

太太

tàitài

n.

wife; Mrs.; lady

太阳

tàiyáng

n.

the sun

太子

tàizǐ

n.

crown prince

Exercise:

Guess the meaning of the following terms:

大太太wedded wife

太空人astronaut

人太多too many people