台

Related characters

 * ( of 台)

Glyph origin
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An alternate variant of (modern form: ) in Chinese bronze inscriptions.

Definitions

 * 1)  I, me
 * 2)  what
 * 1)  what
 * 1)  what

Usage notes
The surname is different from the surname. Note that 臺 has been simplified to 台 in mainland China.

Definitions

 * 1) historical placename in modern Shandong
 * 1) historical placename in modern Shandong

Kanji

 * 1) pedestal
 * 2) a stand
 * 3) counter for machines and vehicles
 * 4) Taiwan

Readings
As shinjitai kanji of :

Kanji

 * 1) (replacing 颱) typhoon

Counter

 * 1) machines, especially vehicles or computers

Suffix

 * 1) tables, beds
 * 2) level, especially of price
 * 3) period of time in a person's life
 * 1) period of time in a person's life