跆 (tái): to trample, to kick
跆 (tái) is a Chinese character meaning “to trample, to kick.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 足 (semantic) and 台 (phonetic). It ranks #3353 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 跆 foot. Its radical form 足 (foot) appears in many related characters such as 足 (zú, foot), 跑 (pǎo, to run), 路 (lù, road).
Definitions
- to trample, to kick
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
跆 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
小时候,她练过跆拳道,也打过网球。
xiǎo shí hòu , tā liàn guò tái quán dào , yě dǎ guò wǎng qiú .
When she was a child, she practiced Taekwondo and played tennis.
男女同场、隔空对战 亚运会为何“压哨”新增虚拟跆拳道?
nán nǚ tóng chǎng , gé kōng duì zhàn yà yùn huì wéi hé yā shào xīn zēng xū nǐ tái quán dào ?
Men and Women Compete on the Same Mat, Face Off Remotely: Why Did the Asian Games Add Virtual Taekwondo at the Last Minute?
长沙连续承办国际跆拳道赛事 以体育赛事激活城市文旅消费
cháng shā lián xù chéng bàn guó jì tái quán dào sài shì yǐ tǐ yù sài shì jī huó chéng shì wén lǚ xiāo fèi
Changsha Continues to Host International Taekwondo Events, Using Sports Competitions to Boost City’s Culture and Tourism Consumption
特别展演环节,中国跆协晋段考试官培训班学员展示团率先登场。
tè bié zhǎn yǎn huán jié , zhōng guó tái xié jìn duàn kǎo shì guān péi xùn bān xué yuán zhǎn shì tuán lǜ xiān dēng chǎng .
During the special performance segment, the demonstration team composed of trainees from the Chinese Taekwondo Association’s Dan-Grading Examiner Training Course took the stage first.
Character Family
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