Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

fetus; litter

Chinese: 胎儿,也指事物的初始形态。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “tai” becomes a different word in each tone. 胎 is the 1st 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

  • 轮胎lún tāitire; pneumatic tire
  • 双胞胎shuāng bāo tāitwin
  • 胎儿tāi érunborn child; fetus; embryo
  • 胚胎pēi tāiembryo
  • 胎生tāi shēngviviparity; zoogony

Example Sentence

出发前,他检查了一下汽车的轮胎。Chū fā qián, tā jiǎn chá le yí xià qì chē de lún tāi.Before setting off, he checked the car tires.

出发Chū fāto set offqiánfronthe检查jiǎn cháinspectionle(completed action)一下yí xiàall at once汽车qì chēcardeof轮胎lún tāitire