tāi

common
noun

Meaning of

苔 means tongue coating. Pronounced tāi.

  • tongue coating

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
huì
tōng
guò
guān
chá
shé
tāi
lái
pàn
duàn
bìng
qíng
 

Traditional Chinese doctors diagnose health conditions by observing the tongue coating.

Gǎn
mào
de
shí
hou
shé
tāi
huì
biàn
hòu
 

The tongue coating will thicken when you have a cold.

de
shé
tāi
bái
 
néng
shì
wèi
ruò
 

His tongue coating is white, which may indicate spleen and stomach deficiency.

Chén
guān
chá
shé
tāi
liǎo
jiě
shēn
zhuàng
tài
 

Observing the tongue coating when you wake up can help you understand your physical condition.

Shé
tāi
cháng
wǎng
wǎng
shì
shēn
chū
de
jiàn
kāng
xìn
hào
 

Abnormal tongue coating is often a health signal sent by the body.

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