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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).
PINYIN SYLLABLES
Pronunciations starting with T
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他tā5 strokeshe; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)→它tā5 strokesit→她tā6 strokesshe→太tài4 strokeshighest→题tí15 strokestopic→天tiān4 strokesday→条tiáo7 strokesstrip→听tīng7 strokesto listen to; to hear→同tóng6 strokeslike→疼téng10 strokes(it) hurts; sore→体tǐ7 strokesbody→踢tī15 strokesto kick→跳tiào13 strokesto jump→铁tiě10 strokesiron (metal)→头tóu5 strokeshead→糖táng16 strokessugar→特tè10 strokesspecial→提tí12 strokesto carry (hanging down from the hand)→梯tī11 strokesladder→甜tián11 strokessweet→调tiáo10 strokesto transfer→挺tǐng9 strokesstraight→图tú8 strokesdiagram→突tū9 strokesto dash→腿tuǐ13 strokesleg→台tái5 strokesplatform→抬tái8 strokesto lift→态tài8 strokes(bound form)→谈tán10 strokesto speak→弹tán11 strokescrossball→堂táng11 strokes(main) hall→趟tàng15 strokesto wade→躺tǎng15 strokesto recline→汤tāng6 strokessoup→萄táo11 strokesused in 葡萄[pu2 tao5]→套tào10 strokesto cover→讨tǎo5 strokesto invite→填tián13 strokesto fill or stuff→庭tíng9 strokesmain hall→停tíng11 strokesto stop→厅tīng4 strokes(reception) hall→童tóng12 strokessurname Tong→痛tòng12 strokesache→桶tǒng11 strokesbucket→通tōng10 strokesto go through→土tǔ3 strokesearth→推tuī11 strokesto push→脱tuō11 strokesto shed→桃táo10 strokespeach→替tì12 strokesto substitute for→挑tiāo9 strokesto carry on a shoulder pole→贴tiē9 strokesto stick→统tǒng9 strokesto gather→投tóu7 strokesto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)→途tú10 strokesway→兔tù8 strokesrabbit→团tuán6 strokesround→退tuì9 strokesto retreat; to withdraw→拖tuō8 strokesto drag→踏tà15 strokesto tread→塔tǎ12 strokespagoda→汰tài7 strokesto discard→坛tán7 strokesaltar→探tàn11 strokesto explore→碳tàn14 strokescarbon (chemistry)→烫tàng10 strokesto scald→逃táo9 strokesto escape→淘táo11 strokesto wash→掏tāo11 strokesto fish out (from pocket)→田tián5 strokesfield→添tiān11 strokesto add; to increase; to replenish→铜tóng11 strokescopper (chemistry)→筒tǒng12 strokestube→透tòu10 strokes(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through→偷tōu11 strokesto steal→徒tú10 strokesdisciple; apprentice; believer→吐tǔ6 strokesto spit→吞tūn7 strokesto swallow→托tuō6 strokesto hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm→蹋tà17 strokesto step on→塌tā13 strokesto collapse→泰tài10 strokessafe→胎tāi9 strokesfetus→痰tán13 strokesphlegm→潭tán15 strokesdeep pool→叹tàn5 strokesto sigh→炭tàn9 strokeswood charcoal→坦tǎn8 strokesflat→毯tǎn12 strokesblanket→贪tān8 strokesto have a voracious desire for→摊tān13 strokesto spread out→滩tān13 strokesbeach→瘫tān15 strokesparalyzed→唐táng10 strokesto exaggerate→塘táng13 strokesdyke→膛táng15 strokes(bound form) hollow space→倘tǎng10 strokesused in 倘佯[chang2yang2]→淌tǎng11 strokesto drip→陶táo10 strokespottery→涛tāo10 strokesbig wave→滔tāo13 strokes(bound form) to inundate; deluge; torrent→腾téng13 strokes(bound form) to gallop; to prance→藤téng18 strokesrattan→屉tì8 strokesdrawer; tier; tray→剃tì9 strokesshave→涕tì10 strokestears→惕tì11 strokesfearful→嚏tì17 strokessneeze→剔tī10 strokesto scrape the meat from bones→腆tiǎn12 strokesmake strong (as liquors)→舔tiǎn14 strokesto lick→眺tiào11 strokesto gaze into the distance→帖tiē8 strokesfitting snugly→廷tíng6 strokespalace courtyard→亭tíng9 strokespavilion→艇tǐng12 strokesvessel→捅tǒng10 strokesto poke; to jab→涂tú10 strokesto apply (paint etc)→屠tú11 strokesto slaughter (animals for food)→凸tū5 strokesto stick out; protruding; convex; male (connector etc)→秃tū7 strokesbald (lacking hair or feathers)→颓tuí13 strokesto crumble→豚tún11 strokessuckling pig→臀tún17 strokesbuttocks; hips; rump→驮tuó6 strokesload carried by a pack animal→拓tuò8 strokesto expand→唾tuò11 strokessaliva→妥tuǒ7 strokessuitable→椭tuǒ12 strokesellipse→沓tà8 strokesclassifier for sheets of papers etc: pile, pad→挞tà9 strokes(bound form) to whip; to flog→闼tà9 strokesdoor of an inner room→榻tà14 strokescouch→撻tà15 strokesChinese character→躂tà19 strokesChinese character→獭tǎ16 strokesotter→鳎tǎ18 strokessole (fish)→牠tā7 strokesChinese character→趿tā10 strokesChinese character→铊tā10 strokesthallium (chemistry)→溻tā13 strokes(of clothes) to be soaked with sweat→遢tā13 strokesused in 邋遢[la1ta5]→褟tā15 strokesinner shirt→旲tái7 strokesChinese character→邰tái7 strokessurname Tai→苔tái8 strokesused in 舌苔[she2 tai1]→炱tái9 strokessoot→跆tái12 strokesto trample, to kick→鲐tái13 strokesmackerel→臺tái14 strokesChinese character→颱tái14 strokesChinese character→擡tái17 strokesChinese character→薹tái17 strokesCarex dispalatha→檯tái18 strokesChinese character→忕tài6 strokesaccustomed to→肽tài8 strokespeptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH)→钛tài9 strokestitanium (chemistry)→酞tài11 strokesphthalein (chemistry)→鈦tài12 strokesChinese character→態tài14 strokesChinese character→昙tán8 strokesdark clouds→郯tán10 strokessurname Tan→锬tán13 strokeslong spear→谭tán14 strokessurname Tan→談tán15 strokesChinese character→壇tán16 strokesChinese character→曇tán16 strokesChinese character→檀tán17 strokessandalwood→镡tán17 strokesguard (on a sword handle)→罈tán18 strokesChinese character→譚tán19 strokesChinese character→嘆tàn14 strokesChinese character→歎tàn15 strokesChinese character→忐tǎn7 strokesused in 忐忑[tan3te4]→袒tǎn10 strokesto bare→钽tǎn10 strokestantalum (chemistry)→襢tǎn18 strokesunadorned but elegant dress→坍tān7 strokesto collapse→啴tān11 strokesused in 嘽嘽|啴啴[chan3chan3] and 嘽緩|啴缓[chan3huan3]→貪tān11 strokesChinese character→嘽tān15 strokesChinese character→攤tān22 strokesChinese character→灘tān22 strokesChinese character→癱tān24 strokesChinese character→饧táng6 strokesmaltose syrup→棠táng12 strokescherry-apple→搪táng13 strokesto keep out→溏táng13 strokeshalf congealed→瑭táng14 strokes(jade)→螗táng16 strokesvariety of small cicada with a green back and a clear song (in ancient books)→镗táng16 strokesnoise of drums→螳táng17 strokespraying mantis→醣táng17 strokescarbohydrate→燙tàng16 strokesChinese character→帑tǎng8 strokesstate treasury→傥tǎng12 strokesif→儻tǎng22 strokesChinese character→铴tāng11 strokesChinese character→湯tāng12 strokesChinese character→耥tāng14 strokesChinese character→羰tāng15 strokescarbonyl (radical)→蹚tāng18 strokesto wade→匋táo8 strokespottery→洮táo9 strokesto cleanse→啕táo11 strokeswail→梼táo11 strokesdunce→醄táo15 strokesused in 酕醄[mao2tao2]→檮táo18 strokesChinese character→鼗táo19 strokesa drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy)→討tǎo10 strokesChinese character→夲tāo5 strokesChinese character→绦tāo10 strokesbraid→焘tāo11 strokescover over→絛tāo13 strokesChinese character→韬tāo14 strokesbow case or scabbard→濤tāo17 strokesChinese character→縧tāo17 strokesChinese character→韜tāo19 strokesChinese character→饕tāo22 strokes(literary) greedy; gluttonous→忑tè7 strokesused in 忐忑[tan3te4]→忒tè7 strokes(dialect) too→铽tè12 strokesterbium (chemistry)→慝tè14 strokesevil thought→誊téng13 strokesto transcribe→滕téng15 strokesvassal state of Zhou in Shandong→謄téng17 strokesChinese character→騰téng20 strokesChinese character→厗tí9 strokesold stone or mineral, possibly related to antimony Sb 銻|锑[ti1]→绨tí10 strokescoarse greenish black pongee→啼tí12 strokes(bound form) to cry; to weep loudly→缇tí12 strokesorange-red silk→鹈tí12 strokesused in 鵜鶘|鹈鹕[ti2hu2]→蹄tí16 strokeshoof→醍tí16 strokesessential oil of butter→鳀tí17 strokesanchovy→題tí18 strokesChinese character→鵜tí18 strokesChinese character→鯷tí20 strokesChinese character→倜tì10 strokesenergetic→悌tì10 strokesto do one's duty as a younger brother→逖tì10 strokes(literary) remote; far away→屜tì11 strokesChinese character→裼tì13 strokesbaby's quilt→鬄tì18 strokeswig→體tǐ23 strokesChinese character→锑tī12 strokesantimony (chemistry)→擿tī17 strokesto select→鷈tī21 strokesChinese character→鷉tī21 strokesChinese character→恬tián9 strokesquiet→畋tián9 strokesto cultivate (land)→畑tián9 strokesused in Japanese names with phonetic value hatake, bata etc→湉tián12 strokes(literary) smoothly flowing, placid (water)→阗tián13 strokesfill up→掭tiàn11 strokesto smooth (a brush) against the inkstone (after dipping it in ink)→瑱tiàn14 strokes(literary) jade pendants attached to an official hat and hanging beside each ear, symbolizing refusal to listen to malicious talk→忝tiǎn8 strokesto shame→殄tiǎn9 strokesto exterminate→苕tiáo8 strokesreed grass→迢tiáo8 strokesremote→條tiáo11 strokesChinese character→笤tiáo11 strokesbroom→龆tiáo13 strokesshed the milk teeth→蜩tiáo14 strokescicada→髫tiáo15 strokes(literary) hair hanging down in front (children's hairstyle)→鲦tiáo15 strokesKorean sharpbelly (fish, Hemiculter leucisculus)→粜tiào11 strokesto sell grain→窕tiǎo11 strokesquiet and secluded→佻tiāo8 strokesfrivolous→祧tiāo10 strokesancestral hall→呫tiè8 strokesto drink→餮tiè18 strokes(literary) greedy; gluttonous→鉄tiě13 strokesold variant of 鐵|铁[tie3]→鐵tiě21 strokesChinese character→萜tiē11 strokesterpene (chemistry)→貼tiē12 strokesChinese character→莛tíng9 strokesstalk of grass→婷tíng12 strokesgraceful→葶tíng12 strokesDraba nemerosa bebe carpa→蜓tíng12 strokesChinese character→霆tíng14 strokesclap of thunder→町tǐng7 strokes(used in place names)→梃tǐng10 strokesa club (weapon)→铤tǐng11 strokesbig arrow→鋌tǐng14 strokesChinese character→汀tīng5 strokessandbar→烃tīng9 strokeshydrocarbon→烴tīng11 strokesChinese character→聽tīng22 strokesChinese character→廳tīng25 strokesChinese character→仝tóng5 strokesChinese character→佟tóng7 strokessurname Tong→彤tóng7 strokessurname Tong→茼tóng9 strokesChrysanthemum coronarium→桐tóng10 strokestree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)→砼tóng10 strokesconcrete (construction)→酮tóng13 strokesketone→僮tóng14 strokesold variant of 壯|壮, Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi→銅tóng14 strokesChinese character→潼tóng15 strokeshigh→瞳tóng17 strokespupil of the eye→恸tòng9 strokesgrief→衕tòng12 strokesChinese character→慟tòng14 strokesChinese character→統tǒng12 strokesChinese character→嗵tōng13 strokes(onom.) thump→亠tóu2 strokes"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)→骰tóu13 strokesdice→頭tóu16 strokesChinese character→钭tǒu9 strokessurname Tou→荼tú10 strokesthistle→菟tú11 strokesdodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses)→塗tú13 strokesChinese character→嵞tú13 strokesMt Tu in Zhejiang→圖tú14 strokesChinese character→酴tú14 strokesyeast→堍tù11 strokesside of bridge→钍tǔ8 strokesthorium (chemistry)→禿tū7 strokesChinese character→抟tuán7 strokesto roll up into a ball with one's hands (variant of 團|团[tuan2])→團tuán14 strokesChinese character→摶tuán14 strokesChinese character→糰tuán20 strokesChinese character→彖tuàn9 strokesto foretell the future using the trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经→疃tuǎn17 strokesvillage→湍tuān12 strokesto rush (of water)→頹tuí16 strokesChinese character→煺tuì13 strokesto pluck poultry or depilate pigs using hot water→蛻tuì13 strokesChinese character→蜕tuì13 strokesskin cast off during molting→褪tuì14 strokesto take off (clothes)→屯tún4 strokesto station (soldiers)→囤tún7 strokesbin for grain→饨tún7 strokesused in 餛飩|馄饨[hun2tun5]→飩tún12 strokesChinese character→氽tǔn6 strokesto float→呑tūn7 strokesChinese character→暾tūn16 strokessun above the horizon→佗tuó7 strokescarry on the back→陀tuó7 strokes(phonetic)→坨tuó8 strokes(bound form) lump→沱tuó8 strokestearful→驼tuó8 strokeshump or hunchbacked→柁tuó9 strokesmain beam of roof→砣tuó10 strokessteelyard weight→鸵tuó10 strokesostrich→跎tuó12 strokesto stumble→酡tuó12 strokesflushed (from drinking)→馱tuó13 strokesChinese character→駝tuó15 strokesChinese character→橐tuó16 strokessack→鴕tuó16 strokesChinese character→鼍tuó20 strokesChinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)→鼉tuó25 strokesChinese character→柝tuò9 strokeswatchman's rattle→箨tuò14 strokessheath around joints of bamboo→庹tuǒ11 strokeslength of 2 outstretched arms→橢tuǒ15 strokesChinese character→乇tuō3 strokesarchaic variant of 托[tuo1]→讬tuō5 strokesnonstandard simplified variant of 託|托[tuo1]→託tuō10 strokesChinese character→脫tuō11 strokesChinese character→魠tuō14 strokesused in 土魠魚|土魠鱼[tu3 tuo1 yu2]→
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