抬tái
to lift, carry. 8 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 5.
How to write 抬
Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–8 write 台.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 抬 · the stroke-order rules
What 抬 is made of
扌 (shǒu, hand) and 台 (tái, platform).
扌 carries the meaning — hand — and 台 carries the sound.
Words that use 抬
| 抬 | to lift, carry 指合力将物体举起移动 队员齐心合力抬走路障。The team carried away the fallen barrier together. Lesson 490, 风雨担当 · 仰观苍穹与敏学笃行 · Cosmic Vistas & Earnest Inquiry |
| 抬头 | to raise one's head 指将头部向上仰起 风雨过后大家抬头仰望。After the storm, everyone raised their heads to look at the sky. Lesson 490, 风雨担当 · 仰观苍穹与敏学笃行 · Cosmic Vistas & Earnest Inquiry |
Characters that share the sound part 台
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 扌
All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.