| 太 | 228B55 12.81 | 部居  | 畫數 4 | ㄊㄞˋ [tai4] | ||
| Adj. | Great, grand, used in many titles and addresses of elder generation, like Eng. “grandparent,” “Grand Master”, thus 太太，太祖 [tai4tai0], [tai4zu3], etc.↓; 太子 [tai4zi3]↓; 太上皇 [tai4shang4huang2]↓; 太老爺 grandfather, formerly, address of magistrate (“Your Honor”); 太老伯 great uncle; 太師 [tai4shi1]↓. | |||||
| Adv. | Too: 太好，太壞 too good, bad; 太甚 too much; 太不成話 (of action or speech) beyond all limits; 太不像樣 too awful; 太無禮 too rude, blunt. | |||||
| Words | 1. 太保 [tai4bao3], n., (1) formerly, Grand Tutor to crown prince; (2) juvenile delinquent (see [tai4mei4]↓). 2. 太半 [tai4ban4], n., the greater half (＝大半). 3. 太初 [tai4chu1], n., the beginning of the world; 太初時候 primordial times; 太初物質 primordial matter. 4. 太阿（泰阿） [tai4e1], n., famous sword: 太阿倒持 surrender power to subordinate (hold sword backward). 5. 太夫人 [tai4fu1ren2], n., (court.) your mother. 6. 太羹 [tai4geng1], n., (AC) soup offering in sacrifices. 7. 太公 [tai4gong1], n., terms used variously for great-grandfather, grandfather, greatly esteemed elder. 8. 太古 [tai4gu3], adj. & n., primordial (times). 9. 太和 [tai4he2], n., grand harmony (of [yin1] and [yang1]). 10. 太后 [tai4hou4], n., mother of emperor, empress dowager. 11. 太監 [tai4jian1] ([tai4jian4]), n., eunuch. 12. 太極拳 [tai4ji2qUan2], n., a kind of boxing or gymnastics, consisting of slow, circular movements with breath control. 13. 太極圖 [tai4ji2tu2], n., diagram of cosmological scheme (Suhng Dyn.). 14. 太空 [tai4kong1], n., outer space; 太空人 astronaut; 太空船 space ship; 太空時代 space age; 太空裝 fashion modelled after astronauts; 太空法 space law; 太空站 space stations; 太空總署 U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 15. 太牢 [tai4lao2], n., sacrifices consisting of ox, sheep and pig. 16. 太妹 [tai4mei4], n., female juvenile delinquent (cf. [tai4bao1]↑). 17. 太廟 [tai4miao4], n., Royal Ancestral Temple. 18. 太平 [tai4ping2] ([tai4ping0]), n., peace, world peace; 太平洋 Pacific Ocean; 太平鼓 a kind of drum, used in spring outings; 太平門 fire exit in theaters; 太平梯 fire escape stairs; 太平花 a kind of fireworks; a flowering plant. 19. 太波 [tai4po2], n., great-grand-mother. 20. 太上皇 [tai4shang4huang2], n., retired father of emperor; a too powerful person, not the titular ruler. 21. 太守 [tai4shou4], n., formerly, prefect. 22. 太師 [tai4shi1], n., Grand Tutor; 太師椅 wooden lounge chair. 23. 太虛 [tai4xU1], n., interstellar space. 24. 太學 [tai4xUe2], n., formerly, imperial university. 25. 太史 [tai4shi3], n., court historian; 太史公 reference to 司馬遷 [si1ma3qian1], author of 史記. 26. 太歲 [tai4sui4], n., star god presiding over the year; star Jupiter: 太歲頭上動土 extreme folly of offending the powerful. 27. 太太 [tai4tai0], n., Mrs.: 李太太，張太太, etc.; used without surname, servant's address of mistress of the house; 老太太 usu. mother of master or mistress, also old woman. 28. 太祖 [tai4zu3], n., first founder of dynasty. 29. 太子 [tai4zi3], n., crown prince. 30. 太陽 [tai4yang0] ([tai4yang2]), n., the sun; 太陽系 solar system; （太）陽曆 Gregorian calendar; 太陽穴 the temples (of head); 太陽膏 headache ointment plastered over temples; 太陽燈 sun lamp; 太陽能電池板 solar panel (astron.); 太陽神 Apollo, also wr. 阿波羅. 31. 太醫 [tai4yi1], n., imperial physician. 32. 太乙 [tai4yi3], n., primordial unity of [yin1] and [yang1]. 33. 太陰 [tai4yin1], n., the moon; （太）陰曆 lunar calendar, commonly 陰曆. | |||||