肽 (tài): peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH)

肽 (tài) is a Chinese character meaning “peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds co-nh).” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (semantic) and 太 (phonetic). It ranks #3851 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 肽 organic compound. Its radical form 肉 (meat) appears in many related characters such as 能 (néng, can), 肩 (jiān, shoulder), 胸 (xiōng, chest).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH)

Etymology & Origin

肽

pictophoneticorganic compound

Decomposition: ⿰⺼太 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
司美格鲁肽sī měi gé lǔ tài(loanword) semaglutide – drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, marketed under the trademarks Ozempic, Rybel...
肽单位tài dān wèipeptide unit (on protein chain)
多肽nounduō tàipolypeptide, chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH, a component of protein
肽基tài jīpeptide group
内啡肽nounnèi fēi tàiendorphin
天冬苯丙二肽酯tiān dōng běn bǐng èr tài zhǐaspartame C14H18N2O (artificial sweetener)
毒肽dú tàiphallotoxin (biochemistry)
肽聚糖nountài jù tángpeptidoglycan (PG) or murein (polymer of sugars and amino acids forming cell wall)
肽键nountài jiànpeptide bond CO-NH
肽链tài liànpeptide chain (chain of amino acids making up protein)
10
Total compounds
50
As first character
40
As last character
10
As middle character

肽 appears in 10 compound words: 50 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

奇客SolidotSep 2026

此外,服用司美格鲁肽的小鼠在运动协调、肌肉功能和血糖调节等测试中的表现更好。

cǐ wài , fú yòng sī měi gé lǔ tài de xiǎo shǔ zài yùn dòng xié diào , jī ròu gōng néng hé xiě táng diào jié děng cè shì zhōng de biǎo xiàn gèng hǎo .

In addition, mice treated with semaglutide performed better on tests of motor coordination, muscle function, and blood glucose regulation.

中国新闻网·生活Sep 2026

硒能激活体内的谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶,清除自由基,延缓衰老。

硒 néng jī huó tǐ nèi de gǔ 胱 gān tài guò yǎng huà wù méi , qīng chú zì yóu jī , yán huǎn shuāi lǎo .

Selenium activates glutathione peroxidase in the body, scavenges free radicals, and slows down aging.

中国新闻网·生活Aug 2026

肉里原本就有少量可以溶出来的游离氨基酸、肽和可溶性蛋白质。

ròu lǐ yuán běn jiù yǒu shǎo liàng kě yǐ róng chū lái de yóu lí ān jī suān , tài hé kě róng xìng dàn bái zhì .

Meat naturally contains small amounts of free amino acids, peptides, and soluble proteins that can leach out.

中国新闻网·生活Jul 2026

鱼油、磷虾油、海参肽……这些来自海洋的保健食品,正走进越来越多家庭。

yú yóu , lín xiā yóu , hǎi cān tài zhè xiē lái zì hǎi yáng de bǎo jiàn shí pǐn , zhèng zǒu jìn yuè lái yuè duō jiā tíng .

Fish oil, krill oil, sea cucumber peptides... These marine-derived health supplements are finding their way into more and more households.

中国新闻网·生活Jun 2026

近年来,以替尔泊肽为代表的一类新药能降低食欲、减轻体重,被视为“减重神药”。

jìn nián lái , yǐ tì ěr bó tài wéi dài biǎo de yī lèi xīn yào néng jiàng dī shí yù , jiǎn qīng tǐ chóng , bèi shì wéi jiǎn chóng shén yào .

In recent years, a class of new drugs—led by tirzopentide—has been hailed as a “miracle weight-loss drug” for its ability to suppress appetite and promote weight loss.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (organic compound) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced tài

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 肽 (tài) mean in Chinese?
肽 (tài) primarily means "peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds co-nh)." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #3851 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 肽 have?
肽 is written with 8 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 肽?
The radical associated with 肽 is 肉 (meat). This radical appears in many characters related to meat.
What are the components of 肽?
肽 is composed of: ⺼ (semantic), 太 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰⺼太 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 肽?
Common words with 肽 include: 司美格鲁肽 (sī měi gé lǔ tài, "(loanword) semaglutide – drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, marketed under the trademarks Ozempic, Rybel..."); 肽单位 (tài dān wèi, "peptide unit (on protein chain)"); 多肽 (duō tài, "polypeptide, chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH, a component of protein"); 肽基 (tài jī, "peptide group"); 内啡肽 (nèi fēi tài, "endorphin"). There are over 10 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 肽 (tài)?
Several characters share the pronunciation tài: 态 ((bound form)), 汰 (to discard). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 肽 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 肽 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.