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PINYIN INITIAL T

Chinese characters starting with T

Explore 363 Chinese characters whose standard Pinyin begins with T. Open any character to hear its pronunciation, watch the stroke order, and create a printable practice sheet.

Examples in this index: 他 (tā), 它 (tā), 她 (tā), 太 (tài), 题 (tí), 天 (tiān).

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Pronunciations starting with T

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5 strokeshe; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)5 strokesit6 strokesshetài4 strokeshighest15 strokestopictiān4 strokesdaytiáo7 strokesstriptīng7 strokesto listen to; to heartóng6 strokesliketéng10 strokes(it) hurts; sore7 strokesbody15 strokesto kicktiào13 strokesto jumptiě10 strokesiron (metal)tóu5 strokesheadtáng16 strokessugar10 strokesspecial12 strokesto carry (hanging down from the hand)11 strokesladdertián11 strokessweettiáo10 strokesto transfertǐng9 strokesstraight8 strokesdiagram9 strokesto dashtuǐ13 strokeslegtái5 strokesplatformtái8 strokesto lifttài8 strokes(bound form)tán10 strokesto speaktán11 strokescrossballtáng11 strokes(main) halltàng15 strokesto wadetǎng15 strokesto reclinetāng6 strokessouptáo11 strokesused in 葡萄[pu2 tao5]tào10 strokesto covertǎo5 strokesto invitetián13 strokesto fill or stufftíng9 strokesmain halltíng11 strokesto stoptīng4 strokes(reception) halltóng12 strokessurname Tongtòng12 strokesachetǒng11 strokesbuckettōng10 strokesto go through3 strokesearthtuī11 strokesto pushtuō11 strokesto shedtáo10 strokespeach12 strokesto substitute fortiāo9 strokesto carry on a shoulder poletiē9 strokesto sticktǒng9 strokesto gathertóu7 strokesto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)10 strokesway8 strokesrabbittuán6 strokesround退tuì9 strokesto retreat; to withdrawtuō8 strokesto drag15 strokesto tread12 strokespagodatài7 strokesto discardtán7 strokesaltartàn11 strokesto exploretàn14 strokescarbon (chemistry)tàng10 strokesto scaldtáo9 strokesto escapetáo11 strokesto washtāo11 strokesto fish out (from pocket)tián5 strokesfieldtiān11 strokesto add; to increase; to replenishtóng11 strokescopper (chemistry)tǒng12 strokestubetòu10 strokes(bound form) to penetrate; to seep throughtōu11 strokesto steal10 strokesdisciple; apprentice; believer6 strokesto spittūn7 strokesto swallowtuō6 strokesto hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm17 strokesto step on13 strokesto collapsetài10 strokessafetāi9 strokesfetustán13 strokesphlegmtán15 strokesdeep pooltàn5 strokesto sightàn9 strokeswood charcoaltǎn8 strokesflattǎn12 strokesblankettān8 strokesto have a voracious desire fortān13 strokesto spread outtān13 strokesbeachtān15 strokesparalyzedtáng10 strokesto exaggeratetáng13 strokesdyketáng15 strokes(bound form) hollow spacetǎng10 strokesused in 倘佯[chang2yang2]tǎng11 strokesto driptáo10 strokespotterytāo10 strokesbig wavetāo13 strokes(bound form) to inundate; deluge; torrentténg13 strokes(bound form) to gallop; to pranceténg18 strokesrattan8 strokesdrawer; tier; tray9 strokesshave10 strokestears11 strokesfearful17 strokessneeze10 strokesto scrape the meat from bonestiǎn12 strokesmake strong (as liquors)tiǎn14 strokesto licktiào11 strokesto gaze into the distancetiē8 strokesfitting snuglytíng6 strokespalace courtyardtíng9 strokespaviliontǐng12 strokesvesseltǒng10 strokesto poke; to jab10 strokesto apply (paint etc)11 strokesto slaughter (animals for food)5 strokesto stick out; protruding; convex; male (connector etc)7 strokesbald (lacking hair or feathers)tuí13 strokesto crumbletún11 strokessuckling pigtún17 strokesbuttocks; hips; rumptuó6 strokesload carried by a pack animaltuò8 strokesto expandtuò11 strokessalivatuǒ7 strokessuitabletuǒ12 strokesellipse8 strokesclassifier for sheets of papers etc: pile, pad9 strokes(bound form) to whip; to flog9 strokesdoor of an inner room14 strokescouch15 strokesChinese character19 strokesChinese character16 strokesotter18 strokessole (fish)7 strokesChinese character趿10 strokesChinese character10 strokesthallium (chemistry)13 strokes(of clothes) to be soaked with sweat13 strokesused in 邋遢[la1ta5]15 strokesinner shirttái7 strokesChinese charactertái7 strokessurname Taitái8 strokesused in 舌苔[she2 tai1]tái9 strokessoottái12 strokesto trample, to kicktái13 strokesmackereltái14 strokesChinese charactertái14 strokesChinese charactertái17 strokesChinese charactertái17 strokesCarex dispalathatái18 strokesChinese charactertài6 strokesaccustomed totài8 strokespeptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH)tài9 strokestitanium (chemistry)tài11 strokesphthalein (chemistry)tài12 strokesChinese charactertài14 strokesChinese charactertán8 strokesdark cloudstán10 strokessurname Tantán13 strokeslong speartán14 strokessurname Tantán15 strokesChinese charactertán16 strokesChinese charactertán16 strokesChinese charactertán17 strokessandalwoodtán17 strokesguard (on a sword handle)tán18 strokesChinese charactertán19 strokesChinese charactertàn14 strokesChinese charactertàn15 strokesChinese charactertǎn7 strokesused in 忐忑[tan3te4]tǎn10 strokesto baretǎn10 strokestantalum (chemistry)tǎn18 strokesunadorned but elegant dresstān7 strokesto collapsetān11 strokesused in 嘽嘽|啴啴[chan3chan3] and 嘽緩|啴缓[chan3huan3]tān11 strokesChinese charactertān15 strokesChinese charactertān22 strokesChinese charactertān22 strokesChinese charactertān24 strokesChinese charactertáng6 strokesmaltose syruptáng12 strokescherry-appletáng13 strokesto keep outtáng13 strokeshalf congealedtáng14 strokes(jade)táng16 strokesvariety of small cicada with a green back and a clear song (in ancient books)táng16 strokesnoise of drumstáng17 strokespraying mantistáng17 strokescarbohydratetàng16 strokesChinese charactertǎng8 strokesstate treasurytǎng12 strokesiftǎng22 strokesChinese charactertāng11 strokesChinese charactertāng12 strokesChinese charactertāng14 strokesChinese charactertāng15 strokescarbonyl (radical)tāng18 strokesto wadetáo8 strokespotterytáo9 strokesto cleansetáo11 strokeswailtáo11 strokesduncetáo15 strokesused in 酕醄[mao2tao2]táo18 strokesChinese charactertáo19 strokesa drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy)tǎo10 strokesChinese charactertāo5 strokesChinese charactertāo10 strokesbraidtāo11 strokescover overtāo13 strokesChinese charactertāo14 strokesbow case or scabbardtāo17 strokesChinese charactertāo17 strokesChinese charactertāo19 strokesChinese charactertāo22 strokes(literary) greedy; gluttonous7 strokesused in 忐忑[tan3te4]7 strokes(dialect) too12 strokesterbium (chemistry)14 strokesevil thoughtténg13 strokesto transcribeténg15 strokesvassal state of Zhou in Shandongténg17 strokesChinese characterténg20 strokesChinese character9 strokesold stone or mineral, possibly related to antimony Sb 銻|锑[ti1]10 strokescoarse greenish black pongee12 strokes(bound form) to cry; to weep loudly12 strokesorange-red silk12 strokesused in 鵜鶘|鹈鹕[ti2hu2]16 strokeshoof16 strokesessential oil of butter17 strokesanchovy18 strokesChinese character18 strokesChinese character20 strokesChinese character10 strokesenergetic10 strokesto do one's duty as a younger brother10 strokes(literary) remote; far away11 strokesChinese character13 strokesbaby's quilt18 strokeswig23 strokesChinese character12 strokesantimony (chemistry)17 strokesto select21 strokesChinese character21 strokesChinese charactertián9 strokesquiettián9 strokesto cultivate (land)tián9 strokesused in Japanese names with phonetic value hatake, bata etctián12 strokes(literary) smoothly flowing, placid (water)tián13 strokesfill uptiàn11 strokesto smooth (a brush) against the inkstone (after dipping it in ink)tiàn14 strokes(literary) jade pendants attached to an official hat and hanging beside each ear, symbolizing refusal to listen to malicious talktiǎn8 strokesto shametiǎn9 strokesto exterminatetiáo8 strokesreed grasstiáo8 strokesremotetiáo11 strokesChinese charactertiáo11 strokesbroomtiáo13 strokesshed the milk teethtiáo14 strokescicadatiáo15 strokes(literary) hair hanging down in front (children's hairstyle)tiáo15 strokesKorean sharpbelly (fish, Hemiculter leucisculus)tiào11 strokesto sell graintiǎo11 strokesquiet and secludedtiāo8 strokesfrivoloustiāo10 strokesancestral halltiè8 strokesto drinktiè18 strokes(literary) greedy; gluttonoustiě13 strokesold variant of 鐵|铁[tie3]tiě21 strokesChinese charactertiē11 strokesterpene (chemistry)tiē12 strokesChinese charactertíng9 strokesstalk of grasstíng12 strokesgracefultíng12 strokesDraba nemerosa bebe carpatíng12 strokesChinese charactertíng14 strokesclap of thundertǐng7 strokes(used in place names)tǐng10 strokesa club (weapon)tǐng11 strokesbig arrowtǐng14 strokesChinese charactertīng5 strokessandbartīng9 strokeshydrocarbontīng11 strokesChinese charactertīng22 strokesChinese charactertīng25 strokesChinese charactertóng5 strokesChinese charactertóng7 strokessurname Tongtóng7 strokessurname Tongtóng9 strokesChrysanthemum coronariumtóng10 strokestree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)tóng10 strokesconcrete (construction)tóng13 strokesketonetóng14 strokesold variant of 壯|壮, Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxitóng14 strokesChinese charactertóng15 strokeshightóng17 strokespupil of the eyetòng9 strokesgrieftòng12 strokesChinese charactertòng14 strokesChinese charactertǒng12 strokesChinese charactertōng13 strokes(onom.) thumptóu2 strokes"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)tóu13 strokesdicetóu16 strokesChinese charactertǒu9 strokessurname Tou10 strokesthistle11 strokesdodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses)13 strokesChinese character13 strokesMt Tu in Zhejiang14 strokesChinese character14 strokesyeast11 strokesside of bridge8 strokesthorium (chemistry)禿7 strokesChinese charactertuán7 strokesto roll up into a ball with one's hands (variant of 團|团[tuan2])tuán14 strokesChinese charactertuán14 strokesChinese charactertuán20 strokesChinese charactertuàn9 strokesto foretell the future using the trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经tuǎn17 strokesvillagetuān12 strokesto rush (of water)tuí16 strokesChinese charactertuì13 strokesto pluck poultry or depilate pigs using hot watertuì13 strokesChinese charactertuì13 strokesskin cast off during moltingtuì14 strokesto take off (clothes)tún4 strokesto station (soldiers)tún7 strokesbin for graintún7 strokesused in 餛飩|馄饨[hun2tun5]tún12 strokesChinese charactertǔn6 strokesto floattūn7 strokesChinese charactertūn16 strokessun above the horizontuó7 strokescarry on the backtuó7 strokes(phonetic)tuó8 strokes(bound form) lumptuó8 strokestearfultuó8 strokeshump or hunchbackedtuó9 strokesmain beam of rooftuó10 strokessteelyard weighttuó10 strokesostrichtuó12 strokesto stumbletuó12 strokesflushed (from drinking)tuó13 strokesChinese charactertuó15 strokesChinese charactertuó16 strokessacktuó16 strokesChinese charactertuó20 strokesChinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)tuó25 strokesChinese charactertuò9 strokeswatchman's rattletuò14 strokessheath around joints of bambootuǒ11 strokeslength of 2 outstretched armstuǒ15 strokesChinese charactertuō3 strokesarchaic variant of 托[tuo1]tuō5 strokesnonstandard simplified variant of 託|托[tuo1]tuō10 strokesChinese charactertuō11 strokesChinese charactertuō14 strokesused in 土魠魚|土魠鱼[tu3 tuo1 yu2]

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