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Chinese symbol for “platform”

台
tái
Traditional: 臺
platform; stage; terrace; stand

The closest CC-CEDICT match for platform is 台 (tái), defined as: platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

台 tái
platform; unit; term of address
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “platform”

WordPinyinMeaning
平台 (平臺)píng táiplatform; terrace
站台 (站臺)zhàn táiplatform (at a railway station); (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly endorse or campaign for (a candidate)
讲台 (講臺)jiǎng táiplatform; podium; rostrum; lectern
讲坛 (講壇)jiǎng tána platform (to speak)
台子 (臺子)tái ziplatform; stand

Related words

Other words that share a character with 台.

WordPinyinMeaning
平台 (平臺)píng táiplatform; terrace
电视台 (電視台)diàn shì táitelevision station
电台 (電臺)diàn táitransmitter-receiver; broadcasting station
舞台 (舞臺)wǔ tái(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
出台 (出臺)chū táito officially launch (a policy, program etc); to appear on stage

See also: Japanese symbol for “platform”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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