泰姬

Tàijī
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Meanings

  1. 1 Mumtaz (short for 泰姬陵 Taj Mahal)
  2. 2 Taj (transliteration of the Hindi/Urdu word for 'crown')

Examples

Tàijīlíng shì shìjiè shàng zuì měide jiànzhù zhīyī.
The Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
Tàijī shì Mò wò ěr huángdì Shā jiǎ hàn shēn ài de fēizǐ.
Mumtaz was the deeply beloved consort of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.

Tips

culture
泰姬 in Chinese is shorthand for 泰姬陵 (Tàijīlíng, the Taj Mahal) — the white marble mausoleum in Agra built by Mughal emperor (Shah Jahan) for his wife ·哈尔 (Mumtaz Mahal), who died in 1631 in childbirth. Her title 'Mumtaz Mahal' literally means 'the chosen one of the palace'; the 'Taj' part means 'crown' in Persian. So 泰姬陵 = 'Crown Tomb', and 泰姬 alone usually evokes both the empress and the monument.
memory
(tài, 'great/peace' / phonetic 'Tai') + (jī, 'noble lady'). The character was specifically chosen because it means a noble or imperial lady — turning a phonetic match into a meaningful name.

Stroke Order

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