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).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to trample, to kick

Etymology & Origin

跆

pictophoneticfoot

Decomposition: ⿰足台 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
跆拳道nountái quán dàotaekwondo (Korean martial art)
1
Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

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

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

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.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

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?

中国新闻网·体育Aug 2026

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

中国新闻网·体育Aug 2026

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.

中国新闻网·体育Jul 2026

跆拳道群众基础持续扩大 674名爱好者齐聚湖南同台晋段

tái quán dào qún zhòng jī chǔ chí xù kuò dà 6 7 4 míng ài hǎo zhě qí jù hú nán tóng tái jìn duàn

Taekwondo’s Popularity Continues to Grow: 674 Enthusiasts Gather in Hunan to Take Their Dan Grades Together

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 足 (foot) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced tái

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 跆 (tái) mean in Chinese?
跆 (tái) primarily means "to trample, to kick." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #3353 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 跆 and 始?
跆 (tái) and 始 (shǐ) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 足 vs 女 (same 台 component).
How many strokes does 跆 have?
跆 is written with 12 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 跆?
The radical associated with 跆 is 足 (foot). This radical appears in many characters related to foot.
What are the components of 跆?
跆 is composed of: 足 (semantic), 台 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰足台 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 跆?
Common words with 跆 include: 跆拳道 (tái quán dào, "taekwondo (Korean martial art)"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 跆 (tái)?
Several characters share the pronunciation tái: 抬 (to lift), 苔 (used in 舌苔). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 跆 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 跆 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.