泰 (tài) — peace, calm; (bound form) used in place names and proper nouns (e.g., 泰国, 泰山); (in the I Ching) name of the 11th hexagram, symbolizing peace and prosperity
Definition
泰 is a bound morpheme meaning 'peace, calm,' rarely used alone. In modern Chinese it survives mainly as part of proper nouns like 泰国 (Thailand) and 泰山 (Mount Tai), or in the literary 泰然 ('calm, composed').
bound form
peacecalm(bound form) used in place names and proper nouns (e.g., 泰国, 泰山)(in the I Ching) name of the 11th hexagramsymbolizing peace and prosperity
Examples
- 。Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù tài guó lǚ yóu.I want to travel to Thailand next year.
- ，。tài Shān shì zhōng guó wǔ yuè zhī yī, fēi cháng yǒu míng.Mount Tai is one of the Five Great Mountains of China, very famous.
- 。Tā miàn duì wēi xiǎn shí yī rán tài rán zì ruò.He remained calm and composed in the face of danger.
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