太
太
“very”
Radical: 大
Strokes: 4
Level: HSK 1
How 太 is built — wrapping from above
The story behind 太
Big (大) with a dot (丶) = too, extremely (太).
💡 太太 (tàitai) = Mrs. / wife. 太好了! (tài hǎo le!) = "Great!"
Words with 太
太阳 tàiyáng — sun
太极拳 tài jí quán — shadowboxing or Taiji
太太 tài tai — married woman
太空 tài kōng — outer space
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