泰 tài great
great; exalted; superior; calm
How to remember 泰: 三 three + 人 person + 氺 water = great. Three friends watch one person dive from the cliff into the water, and agree he is now their great leader.
Component breakdown
泰 = 𡗗 + 氺 water
- 𡗗
- 三 three
- 人 person
- 氺 water
Three friends watch one person dive from the cliff into the water, and agree he is now their great leader.
How it is used
- Calm/at ease and grand - 泰然 (tàirán) composed: 处之泰然 (chǔzhī-tàirán) to take things calmly, 国泰民安 (guótài-mín'ān) the nation prosperous and people at peace.
- Also Mount Tai (泰山) and Thailand (泰国). 泰斗 (tàidǒu) means a towering authority in a field.