胎 (tāi): fetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding); womb carrying a fetus; (fig.) origin; source; (loanword) tire

Character info

Pinyin

tāi

Meaning

fetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding); womb carrying a fetus; (fig.) origin; source; (loanword) tire

Characters

1

Part of speech

classifier, noun

HSK level

HSK 7

Strokes

9

Radical

月

Structure

左右结构

Chinese explanation

• 人或哺乳动物在母体内未出生的幼体
• 也指怀孕或生育的次数，如头胎、双胞胎
• 还可指器物的坯子或内层，如泥胎、轮胎。