苔 (tái): used in 舌苔, moss, lichen, liverwort
苔 (tái) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 舌苔.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 台 (phonetic). It ranks #3390 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 苔 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 蒸 (zhēng, to steam), 草 (cǎo, grass), 花 (huā, flower).
Definitions
- used in 舌苔
- moss
- lichen
- liverwort
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苔藓 | tái xiǎn | moss |
| 苔原noun | tái yuán | tundra |
| 青苔noun | qīng tái | moss |
| 舌苔noun | shé tāi | (TCM) coating on the tongue (examined for the purpose of diagnosis) |
| 生苔 | shēng tái | mossy |
| 海苔 | hǎi tái | nori |
| 银苔 | yín tái | moss silver |
| 叶苔 | yè tái | liverwort (Jungermannia lanceolata) |
| 绿苔 | lǜ tái | green algae |
| 紫菜苔 | zǐ cài tái | variant of 紫菜薹 |
| 藓苔 | xiǎn tái | moss |
| 蒜苔 | suàn tái | variant of 蒜薹 |
苔 appears in 12 compound words: 17 as the first character, 83 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
铁轨消失了,枕木也不见了,原来的路基铺满落叶和碎石,青苔顺着混凝土一点点向上生长。
tiě guǐ xiāo shī le , zhěn mù yě bù jiàn le , yuán lái de lù jī pù mǎn luò yè hé suì shí , qīng tái shùn zhe hùn níng tǔ yī diǎn diǎn xiàng shàng shēng cháng .
The railroad tracks were gone, and the ties had disappeared as well; the former track bed was covered with fallen leaves and gravel, and moss was slowly creeping up the concrete.
观察舌象,舌质偏红,舌苔薄黄。
guān chá shé xiàng , shé zhì piān hóng , shé tái báo huáng .
Upon examination of the tongue, the tongue body appears slightly red, and the tongue coating is thin and yellow.
其中, 脾虚湿盛体质,有舌苔厚腻、肚腹怕凉或容易腹泻 的人群,需要在医生指导下使用。
qí zhōng , pí xū shī shèng tǐ zhì , yǒu shé tái hòu nì , dù fù pà liáng huò róng yì fù xiè de rén qún , xū yào zài yī shēng zhǐ dǎo xià shǐ yòng .
In particular, individuals with a spleen-deficiency and dampness-excess constitution—characterized by a thick, greasy tongue coating, sensitivity to cold in the abdomen, or a tendency toward diarrhea—should use this product under a doctor’s guidance.
摩根粉、雾凇米、海苔绿等低饱和度车色,也为个性表达留下空间。
mó gēn fěn , wù 凇 mǐ , hǎi tái lǜ děng dī bǎo hé dù chē sè , yě wéi gè xìng biǎo dá liú xià kōng jiān .
Low-saturation car colors—such as Morgan Pink, Rime Rice, and Seaweed Green—also leave room for self-expression.
最后生成了 11 页 PPT,雾白、石墨灰和苔藓绿打底,再用一条暖色光谱模拟灯光。
zuì hòu shēng chéng le 1 1 yè P P T , wù bái , shí mò huī hé tái 藓 lǜ dǎ dǐ , zài yòng yī tiáo nuǎn sè guāng pǔ mó nǐ dēng guāng .
The final result was an 11-page PowerPoint presentation with misty white, graphite gray, and moss green as the background colors, accented by a warm color spectrum to simulate lighting.
Character Family
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