苔 (toi4 toi1 | tai2 tai1 ) : liverwort

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苔

toi4 toi1

tai2 tai1

(jyutping) toi4, (pinyin) tai2
liverwort (plant); moss; lichen

(jyutping) toi1, (pinyin) tai1
(of the tongue) coating; fur

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

苔

This word has been viewed 4454 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Sep 2010 02:11

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青苔 ceng1 toi4 qing1 tai2 = moss; lichen

舌苔 sit6 toi1 she2 tai1 = coating on the tongue; fur

海苔 hoi2 toi4 hai3 tai2 = nori, various edible seaweed species of the red alga Porphyra

脷苔 lei6 toi1 = coating on tongue; fur on the tongue 粵

水苔 seoi2 toi4 shui3 tai2 = sphagnum

苔衣 toi4 ji1 = a spread of lichens; a priest's robe

苔岑 toi4 sam4 = like minded friends gather together (lit., "moss cliff")

苔錢 toi4 cin4*2 = small discs of lichens

苔茵 toi4 jan1 = carpet of moss

苔紙 toi4 zi2 = paper made from moss
See all 11 compounds (CantoDict reports 12 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 苔
Unicode code for this character: U+82d4 (off-site link)

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