抬 tái to lift; to raise

Made up of [扌 shǒu hand radical 64, 台 tái typhoon; platform ]
Made with 8 strokes.
Right part is the phonetic, left radical suggests hands involved

Related characters


Also uses 扌 shǒu component: 把 bǎ (to hold) 扮 bàn (to act) ; 报 bào (to announce) ; 抱 bào (to hold) ; 担 dān (to undertake) ; 搞 gǎo (to do) ; 技 jì (skill) ; 拉 lā (to pull) ; 打 qiú (to beat) ; 推 tuī (to push) ; 我 wǒ (I (me)) ; 找 zhǎo (to try to find)
Also uses 台 tái component: 始 shǐ (to begin) 治 zhì (to rule)

Sounds same

台 tái (typhoon)

Different tone

太 tài (too) ; 泰 tài

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

一个和尚挑水喝,两个和尚抬水喝,三个和尚没水喝 yī gè hé shang tiāo shuǐ hē, liǎng gè hé shang tái shuǐ hē, sān ge hé shang méi shuǐ hē Sometimes work is best done alone, a group may procrastinate without achieving anything

Also

龙抬头 Lóng tái tóu Blue Dragon Festival