tái

noun
technical
common

Meaning of

薹 means sedge; Carex (perennial herb used for making rain capes); flower stalk; scape (of garlic, chives, rapeseed, etc.). Pronounced tái.

  • sedge; Carex (perennial herb used for making rain capes)
  • flower stalk; scape (of garlic, chives, rapeseed, etc.)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes17
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhǎo
zhǎng
mǎn
le
tái
cǎo
 

The swamp is full of sedge.

Tái
cǎo
yòng
lái
biān
zhī
suō
 

Sedge can be used to weave rain capes.

Zhè
zhǒng
tái
cǎo
shēng
zhǎng
zài
dào
tián
biān
 

This type of sedge grows beside paddy fields.

Measure Words

/ gēn
Primary
/ zhū