臺 (tái) — platform, terrace; measure for machines

entries → 臺

TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字

臺 character · TOCFL 1

臺＝高＋至

ㄊㄞˊ · tái

noun — platform, terrace; measure for machines

字源 FORM — what the parts do

高義a tall tower, written short — its top halfthe 士口 crown is 高 with the lower storey cut

至義to arrive — the place people come up toas in 室: where one arrives

A tower (高, written short) with 至 at the base — the place one arrives, as in 室: a high platform built for watching the four quarters. From the lookout: 舞臺、月臺、陽臺 — and machines stand on it too: 一臺電腦. The everyday hand writes it 台.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一級一級走上去（至），站上高處（高），四面的田野都看得見。

Step by step he arrives (至) at the top of the tower (高) — all four quarters in view.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)高臺— the raised platform — built to watch the four quarters

→舞臺、月臺— the stage; the rail platform常用

→臺灣、臺北— the place names

⇒一臺— the measure for machines — what stands on a stand

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension