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Meaning of 苔

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苔Polyphone (多音字)
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic:台 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • 台 [ tái ] platform; unit; term of address
Similar Characters: 荅 言
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1
Pinyin: tāi
English Definition:coating (of tongue)
Chinese Definition:
①“舌苔”(shétāi)。
②舌上的垢腻。

Example Words:
舌淡苔白 shé dàn tāi bái pale tongue with whitish coating (Chinese medicine) (idiom)
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2
Pinyin: tái
English Definition:moss
Chinese Definition:
①隐花植物的一类,根、茎、叶的区别不明显,常贴在阴湿的地方生长:青苔。苔藓。苔原。
Example Words:
苔藓 tái xiǎn moss
青苔 qīng tái moss; lichen
藓苔 xiǎn tái moss
海苔 hǎi tái nori
紫菜苔 zǐ cài tái purple cabbage; Brassica campestris var. purpurea
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Example Sentences
1
穿过碧绿的幽暗和曲折的苔径
。
Through verdurous glooms and winding mossy ways.
2
然而
,
我们知道
“
滚石不生苔
,
转业不聚财
”
。
Nevertheless, we all know that "a rolling stone gathers no moss".
3
关于咖苔琳夫人的亲戚
,
我半点儿都不知道
。
I knew nothing at all of Lady Catherine's connections.
4
我的老树干将长满苔草
,
但我的心不会停跳动
。
My old trunk will grow covered with moss and grass, but my heart will never stop beating.
5
你应该坚持一项工作
;
滚石不生苔
,
转业不聚财
。
Keep to one job; a rolling stone gathers no moss.