抬
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to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
- HSK 3.0
- Level 5
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 手 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 抬
- Common rank
- #2,401
- Unicode
- U+62AC
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
elevate · Heisig RSH #1912
fingers + 台 platform
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 抬
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 低头不见抬头见 | 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 | (idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly | |
| 高抬贵手 | to be generous (idiom); to be magnanimous; Give me a break! | |
| 龙抬头 | the second day of the second lunar month, traditionally observed as the Longtaitou Festiva… | |
| 不识抬举 | fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors | |
| 抬头 | to raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth; (comm… | |
| 拉抬 | (Tw) to pull sth up; (fig.) to give a boost to; to support | |
| 抬高 | to raise (price etc) | |
| 高抬 | to speak highly of sb | |
| 抬起 | to lift up | |
| 抬爱 | to hold in high regard | |
| 八抬大轿 | palanquin with eight carriers; (fig.) lavish treatment | |
| 抬举 | to lift sth up; to elevate sb; to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc); to s… | |
| 担架抬 | stretcher (for the injured) | |
| 抬显 | head-up display (HUD) (abbr. for 抬頭顯示|抬头显示[tai2 tou2 xian3 shi4]) | |
| 抬轿子 | to carry sb in a sedan chair; flatter; sing praises | |
| 抬杠 | to bicker; to argue for the sake of arguing; to carry on poles (together with sb else); to… | |
| 哄抬 | to artificially inflate; to bid up (the price) | |
| 抬秤 | large steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to ad… |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 台 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 台 sound part | platform; unit; term of address | |
| 胎 | embryo, fetus; car tire | |
| 始 | to begin, to start; beginning | |
| 怡 | gladness, joy, pleasure; harmony | |
| 苔 | moss, lichen | |
| 笞 | bamboo rod used for beatings | |
| 贻 | to hand down, to give to, to bequeath | |
| 怠 | idle; negligent, remiss; to neglect | |
| 殆 | almost, probably; danger, peril; to endanger | |
| 饴 | syrup; sweet-meat, sweet-cake | |
| 眙 | to gaze at; a place name | |
| 鲐 | mackerel; Pneumatophorus japonicus | |
| 跆 | to trample, to kick | |
| 炱 | soot | |
| 绐 | to pretend, to fool, to cheat | |
| 诒 | to bequeath, to pass on | |
| 迨 | while, until; to seize, to arrest | |
| 邰 | a state in Shanxi province; surname | |
| 骀 | tired old horse; tired, exhaused |