臺 (toi4 | tai2) : terrace; platform; stand; Taiwan

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臺

toi4

tai2

[1] terrace; tower; lookout
[2] platform; stage; rostrum
[3] stand; support; base
[4] station; channel; network
[5] you; your (a title of respect)
[6] short for Taiwan
[7] [classifier] whole set (of certain machinery)

Though generally regarded as traditional or standard form, 臺 is being replaced by its simplified form 台 in both Taiwan and HK.

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 至 (#133)

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

臺 / 台

Don't confuse with:
壹

This word has been viewed 6697 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Jul 2013 14:43

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窗臺 coeng1 toi4 chuang1 tai2 = window sill

臺灣 toi4 waan1 tai2 wan1 = Taiwan

中港臺 zung1 gong2 toi4 zhong1 gang3 tai2 = China - Hong Kong - Taiwan 國

舞臺 mou5 toi4 wu3 tai2 = dance stage; (theatrical or political) stage; arena

電視臺 din6 si6 toi4 dian4 shi4 tai2 = television station; television network

臺階 toi4 gaai1 tai2 jie1 = steps; a flight of steps

仙臺 sin1 toi4 xian1 tai2 = Sendai

臺北 toi4 bak1 tai2 bei3 = Taipei

臺灣幣 toi4 waan1 bai6 tai2 wan1 bi4 = Taiwan Dollar; New Taiwanese Dollar

電臺 din6 toi4 dian4 tai2 = radio (station)
See all 35 compounds (CantoDict reports 36 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 臺
Unicode code for this character: U+81fa (off-site link)

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