泰姬

Tàijī
proper noun #34,640

Meanings

  1. 1 Mumtaz (short for Taj Mahal)
  2. 2 Taj (transliteration of the word for 'crown')

Examples

Tàijīlíng shì shìjiè shàng zuì měi de jiànzhù zhīyī.
The Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
泰姬莫卧儿皇帝沙贾汗妃子
Tàijī shì Mòwò'ér huángdì Shājiǎhàn 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 (the Taj Mahal) - the white marble mausoleum in Agra built by Mughal emperor 沙贾汗 (Shah Jahan) for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1631 in childbirth. Her title 'Mumtaz Mahal' 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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