塌 (taap3 | ta1) : collapse; sink

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塌

taap3

ta1

[1] collapse; crumple; cave in
[2] sink; subside; droop
[3] be calm; have peace of mind

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 土 (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

塌

This word has been viewed 3216 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Feb 2011 03:14

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塌實 taap3 sat6 ta1 shi5 = dependable; steady; sure-footed; have peace of mind; at ease

倒塌 dou2 taap3 dao3 ta1 = [1] collapse, [2] topple

死心塌地 sei2 sam1 taap3 dei6*2 = completely, abjectly (in love), give one's heart

坍塌 taan1 taap3 tan1 ta1 = collapse

塌方 taap3 fong1 ta1 fang1 = to cave in; to collapse; a landslide

塌臺 taap3 toi4 = collapse; fall from power

一塌糊塗 jat1 taap3 wu4 tou4 = one big mess; everything in disarray

崩塌 bang1 taap3 beng1 ta1 = to collapse; to crumble

塌鼻 taap3 bei6 ta1 bi2 = collapsed bridge of the nose (saddle nose or Zaufal's sign)

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Decimal representation of this word: 塌
Unicode code for this character: U+584c (off-site link)

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