tài

highest; greatest; too (much)

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 太阳tàiyángsunB3
  • 太太tàitaimarried womanB5
  • 老太太lǎotàitaielderly lady (respectful)B6
  • 太空tàikōngouter spaceB6
  • 太阳能tàiyángnéngsolar energyB6
  • 太极tàijíthe Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the sourB7
  • 太平tàipíngsee 太平区B7

See it in sentences

今天太热了。

It is too hot today.

这个太贵了。

This is too expensive.