Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

pagoda; tower

Chinese: 佛塔、塔。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ta” becomes a different word in each tone. 塔 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 金字塔jīn zì tǎpyramid (building or structure)
  • 塔可tǎ kě(loanword) taco
  • 高塔gāo tǎtower
  • 西塔xī tǎtheta (Greek letter Θθ)
  • 水塔shuǐ tǎwater tower

Example Sentence

远处有一座古老的宝塔。Yuǎn chù yǒu yí zuò gǔ lǎo de bǎo tǎ.In the distance there is an ancient pagoda.

远处Yuǎn chùdistant placeyǒuto haveonezuòseat古老gǔ lǎoancientdeof宝塔bǎo tǎpagoda