塔 (taap3 | ta3) : pagoda; tower

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塔

taap3

ta3

pagoda; tower; column

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 土 (#32)

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

塔

This word has been viewed 7158 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Apr 2014 01:40

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燈塔 dang1 taap3 deng1 ta3 = lighthouse

象牙塔 zoeng6 ngaa4 taap3 xiang4 ya2 ta3 = ivory tower

寶塔 bou2 taap3 bao3 ta3 = Buddhist pagoda

金字塔 gam1 zi6 taap3 jin1 zi4 ta3 = a pyramid; AIDS

倍塔 pui5 taap3 bei4 ta3 = beta

冷卻塔 laang5 koek3 taap3 leng3 que4 ta3 = cooling tower

寶塔筒子 bou2 taap3 tung4 zi2 bao3 ta3 tong3 zi5 = a cone

寶塔菜 bou2 taap3 coi3 bao3 ta3 cai4 = a chinese artichoke

輸電塔 syu1 din6 taap3 shu1 dian4 ta3 = power transmission tower

瑪格麗塔 maa5 gaak3 lai6 taap3 = a margarita
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Decimal representation of this word: 塔
Unicode code for this character: U+5854 (off-site link)

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