胎 tāi embryo
embryo; fetus; tire
怎么记住“胎”: 月 meat + 台 platform = embryo. Mum has eaten no meat since she found out, and on the viewing platform she shows her sister the scan of the tiny embryo.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
胎 = 月 meat + 台 platform
- 月 meat meaning
- 台 platform sound
- 厶 private
- 口 mouth
Mum has eaten no meat since she found out, and on the viewing platform she shows her sister the scan of the tiny embryo.
How it came to be
The flesh gives the meaning and the platform the sound; the word first meant a child in the third month in the womb.
用法
- Two everyday senses that share the character. Fetus/pregnancy: 胎儿 (tāi'ér) fetus, 双胞胎 (shuāngbāotāi) twins, 胚胎 (pēitāi) embryo, 头胎 (tóutāi) first child.
- And rubber tire: 轮胎 (lúntāi) tire, 备胎 (bèitāi) spare tire; 备胎 is also slang for a backup romantic option.