tái
verb #24,918

Meanings

  1. 1 to trample
  2. 2 to kick
  3. 3 (used in 跆拳道 — taekwondo)

Examples

Táiquándào shì yī zhǒng yǐ tuǐfǎ wéi zhǔ de wǔshù.
Taekwondo is a martial art focused primarily on kicking techniques.
Tā liànxí táiquándào yǐjīng shí nián le.
He has been practicing taekwondo for ten years.

Tips

usage
is a rare character almost exclusively encountered in 跆拳道 (taekwondo), transliterating the Korean word 태 (tae), meaning 'to strike with the foot.' The full term breaks down as (kick) + (fist) + (way/path). It is a Korean martial art introduced to the Olympics in 2000.

Stroke Order

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