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The character 台, while now serving as the simplified counterpart to 臺, began as an independent graph with early etymological ties to concepts of speech or self-reference before becoming inextricably linked through phonetic borrowing to the more structurally complex traditional form 臺, whose components visually suggest the idea of a high arriving point or elevated platform. This association led 台 to gradually absorb the primary meanings of terrace, stage, and administrative station from 臺, while concurrently maintaining its own phonetic utility in forming words like typhoon, thereby illustrating a semantic expansion from its original linguistic functions into a broad range of concrete and institutional applications.
Example Sentences Hide
我的台灯很亮。
他慢慢地走上台阶。
台湾是中国的一部分。
她在舞台上跳舞。
这个平台提供在线课程。
电视台播放了新节目。
台风明天可能登陆。
演员们正在背诵台词。