tài

(bound form)

appearance; shape; form; state; attitude; (grammar) voice

sound (太) + heart (心) = attitude and state of mind

太 lends the sound tài; the heart below anchors the meaning — your inner state, the posture of your mind toward the world.

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HeartSemantic

她的神看起来很平静。

tā de shéntài kàn qǐlai hěn píngjìng。

Her expression looks very calm.

这种液体在常温下保持液

zhè zhǒng yètǐ zài cháng wēn xià bǎochí yètài。

This liquid stays in a liquid state at room temperature.

Words with 态

同态

tóng tài

(math.) homomorphism

形态

xíng tài

shape

醉态

zuì tài

drunken state

丑态

chǒu tài

shameful performance

零等待状态

líng děng dài zhuàng tài

zero wait state (computing)

体态

tǐ tài

figure

一反常态

yī fǎn cháng tài

complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic

三江生态旅游区

sān jiāng shēng tài lǚ yóu qū

Sanjiang Ecological Tourist Area in Wenchuan county 汶川縣|汶川县[Wen4 chuan1 xian4], northwest Sichuan

不在状态

bù zài zhuàng tài

to be out of form

世态

shì tài

the ways of the world

世态炎凉

shì tài yán liáng

the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)

事态

shì tài

situation

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