颱
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tái · platform

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

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Learn every stroke in 颱

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See how 颱 is constructed

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

Keep the outer frame stable without crowding the enclosed strokes.

風Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

Print and practise

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 颱

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Example sentences

Notice where 颱 sits in each complete thought.

Tái fēng chuī huǐ le hěn duō fáng wū.颱風吹毀了很多房屋。

Not a few houses were destroyed by the typhoon.

Source: Tatoeba #422049 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè gè qiū jì yǒu hěn duō tái fēng.這個秋季有很多颱風。

We have had lots of typhoons this fall.

Source: Tatoeba #347417 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tái fēng zhèng jiē jìn rì běn.颱風正接近日本。

A typhoon is approaching Japan.

Source: Tatoeba #834327 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tái fēng zào chéng le hé shuǐ fán làn.颱風造成了河水氾濫。

The typhoon caused the river to flood.

Source: Tatoeba #905876 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bào fēng yǔ fā zhǎn chéng le yí gè tái fēng.暴風雨發展成了一個颱風。

The storm developed into a typhoon.

Source: Tatoeba #870386 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 颱 in context

  1. Say tái, then recall the core meaning: platform.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 颱 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.