抬
to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,401 U+62AC
How 抬 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 台 (phonetic, tái)
How to remember it
elevate · Heisig RSH #1912
fingers + 台 platform
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 台
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 台 (tái) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 台 sound component | tái | platform; unit; term of address |
| 胎 | tāi | embryo, fetus; car tire |
| 始 | shǐ | to begin, to start; beginning |
| 怡 | yí | gladness, joy, pleasure; harmony |
| 苔 | tái | moss, lichen |
| 笞 | chī | bamboo rod used for beatings |
| 贻 | yí | to hand down, to give to, to bequeath |
| 怠 | dài | idle; negligent, remiss; to neglect |
| 殆 | dài | almost, probably; danger, peril; to endanger |
| 饴 | yí | syrup; sweet-meat, sweet-cake |
| 眙 | yí | to gaze at; a place name |
| 鲐 | tái | mackerel; Pneumatophorus japonicus |
| 跆 | tái | to trample, to kick |
| 炱 | tái | soot |
| 绐 | dài | to pretend, to fool, to cheat |
| 诒 | yí | to bequeath, to pass on |
| 迨 | dài | while, until; to seize, to arrest |
| 邰 | tái | a state in Shanxi province; surname |
| 骀 | tái | tired old horse; tired, exhaused |
Words containing 抬
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 低头不见抬头见 | dī tóu bù jiàn tái tóu jiàn | see 抬頭不見低頭見|抬头不见低头见[tai2 tou2 bu4 jian4 di1 tou2 jian4] |
| 抬头不见低头见 | tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn | (idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly |
| 高抬贵手 | gāo tái guì shǒu | to be generous (idiom); to be magnanimous; Give me a break! |
| 龙抬头 | lóng tái tóu | the second day of the second lunar month, traditionally observed as the Longtaitou Festiva… |
| 不识抬举 | bù shí tái jǔ | fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors |
| 抬头 | tái tóu | to raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth; (comm… |
| 拉抬 | lā tái | (Tw) to pull sth up; (fig.) to give a boost to; to support |
| 抬高 | tái gāo | to raise (price etc) |
| 高抬 | gāo tái | to speak highly of sb |
| 抬起 | tái qǐ | to lift up |
| 抬爱 | tái ài | to hold in high regard |
| 八抬大轿 | bā tái dà jiào | palanquin with eight carriers; (fig.) lavish treatment |
| 抬举 | tái ju | to lift sth up; to elevate sb; to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc); to s… |
| 担架抬 | dān jià tái | stretcher (for the injured) |
| 抬显 | tái xiǎn | head-up display (HUD) (abbr. for 抬頭顯示|抬头显示[tai2 tou2 xian3 shi4]) |
| 抬轿子 | tái jiào zi | to carry sb in a sedan chair; flatter; sing praises |
| 抬杠 | tái gàng | to bicker; to argue for the sake of arguing; to carry on poles (together with sb else); to… |
| 哄抬 | hōng tái | to artificially inflate; to bid up (the price) |
| 抬秤 | tái chèng | large steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to ad… |