苔

tāi

Meanings

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tāi

1.used in 舌苔[shé tāi]

tái

1.moss; lichen; liverwort

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Wiktionary

1.bryophytes (moss; liverwort; hornwort); lichen; moss-like green algae
2.nori
3.tongue coating; fur

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *l'ɯː): semantic 艸 + phonetic 台 (OC *l̥ʰɯː, *l'ɯː, *l'ɯː, *lɯ).

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Stroke order

Components

苔卄台

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Example sentences

滾石不生苔。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
“滚石不生苔”是一句谚语。
"A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a proverb.

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Synonyms

苔蘚青苔綠苔舌苔舌𨣉脷苔脷漬舌沙舌滓舌菇脷錢苔舌齪

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Related words

蒜苔 variant of 蒜薹[suàn tái]青苔 moss 海苔 nori 叶苔 liverwort (Jungermannia lanceolata)银苔 moss silver 绿苔 green algae 舌苔 (TCM) coating on the tongue (examined for the purpose of diagnosis)苔藓 moss 苔原 tundra 藓苔 moss 生苔 mossy 紫菜苔 variant of 紫菜薹[zǐ cài tái]