Memory phrase for the character: 太

太

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Meaning

thick, fat

Pronunciation

TAI, TA
futoi

Explanation

 Top: big 大, below: a little bit more 丶

Mnemonic
 
When you are big, a little 'more' makes you thick and fat.

Radicals

太 thick, fat
大 bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.
丶 stroke for emphasisIn many languages (such as French), short strokes are used above the letters to express an emphasis. This stroke 丶 is used in the mnemonics accordingly.




 Vocabulary

太い ふとい  fat, thick
太鼓 たいこ  drum, tambourine
太刀 たち  Tachi (japanisches Langschwert)
太陽 たいよう  sun, solar
太る ふとる  to grow fat (stout, plump), to become fat

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