Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 塔

pagoda (abbr. of 塔婆 (tǎpó), a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座 (zuò))
(loanword) (pastry) tart

old variant of 塔 (tǎ)

Defense of the Ancients (DotA), video game

beta (Greek letter Β, β)

gun turret

zeta (Greek letter Ζζ)

spire
minaret

beta (loanword)

electricity pylon
transmission tower

Lhagang grassland in Dartsendo county 康定縣／康定县 ( Kāngdìngxiàn), Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

zeta (Greek letter Ζζ)

pagoda

thaler or taler (currency of various Germanic countries in 15th-19th centuries) (loanword)

memorial pagoda

temples and pagodas

Guta district of Jinzhou city 錦州市／锦州市, Liaoning

iota (Greek letter Ιι)

egg tart

rotating turret

dice tower

(loanword) taco

(gaming, esp. MOBA) to recklessly enter the attack range of an enemy tower – a stationary defense structure that automatically fires on intruders – typically resulting in death
(neologism) (slang) to provoke the authorities (e.g. online) at great personal risk

Taza (a city in northern Morocco)

tower crane

(cuisine) basil-flavored (abbr. for 九層塔香／九层塔香 (jiǔcéngtǎxiāng))
cone-shaped incense stick

Tallinn, capital of Estonia

serac

theta (Greek letter Θθ)

Hongta district of Yuxi city 玉溪市 ( Yùxīshì), Yunnan

control tower

funerary pagoda

Tahe county in Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區／大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang

North tower
Beita district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市／邵阳市 ( Shàoyángshì), Hunan

pagoda

tarot (loanword)

ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna or Basque homeland and freedom), Basque armed separatist group

pine cone

tabun (loanword)

Yanta District of Xi’an 西安市 ( Xī'ān Shì), Shaanxi

eta (Greek letter Η, η)

tower (of building)

Buddhist ornamentation decorating the upper story of a pagoda

(gaming) tower defense

iron tower

leaning tower

(loanword) taco

Tasmania (abbr. for 塔斯曼尼亞州／塔斯曼尼亚州)

spire
peak of a pagoda

a tower crane

lighthouse
CL:座 (zuò)

eta (Greek letter Η, η)

see 金塔縣／金塔县 ( Jīntǎ Xiàn)

Shuangta district of Chaoyang city 朝陽市／朝阳市, Liaoning

see 塔城地區／塔城地区 ( Tǎchéng Dìqū)
see 塔城市 ( Tǎchéng Shì)

Jin Tower
abbr. for 天津環球金融中心／天津环球金融中心 ( Tiānjīn Huánqiú Jīnróng Zhōngxīn) Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower

tower
CL:座 (zuò)

tower fan

Emmentaler (cheese)

Tamar (name)

serac band

tarot card
Tarouca

tapas, small Spanish snacks (loanword)

Qatar

(loanword) taco

Tajik; (esp.) Tajik ethnic group in Xinjiang
(Tw, HK) Tajikistan

taffeta

Alberta province of Canada, capital Edmonton 埃德蒙頓／埃德蒙顿 ( Aīdéméngdùn)
also written 阿爾伯塔／阿尔伯塔 ( Aěrbótǎ)

Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan

TASS
Information Telegraph Agency of Russia

columbarium

(Buddishm) stupa, mound-shaped monument containing Buddhist relics such as śarīra 舍利 (shèlì)

Hongta district of Yuxi city 玉溪市 ( Yùxīshì), Yunnan

toccata (music) (loanword)

Fatah, Palestinian organization

Talleyrand (name)
Prince Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838), French diplomat

Natalie (name)

columbarium

kofta

Emmentaler (cheese)

Tarawa, capital of Kiribati

Tartar (person)

tartar sauce

Santana (name)

Beita District of Shaoyang City 邵陽市／邵阳市 ( Shàoyáng Shì), Hunan

Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an

Santarém (Portugal)
Santarém (Brazil)

(loanword) gestalt

watchtower
observation tower

Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake)

Tower of Babel, in Genesis 11:5-foll.

Yanta District of Xi’an 西安市 ( Xī'ān Shì), Shaanxi

Information Telegraph Agency of Russia (ITAR-TASS), Russian news agency

Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia

Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an

minaret

ivory tower

distillation tower
bubble tower
plate column

glazed pagoda

Tadich (name)
Boris Tadić (1958-), Serbian politician, president 2004-2012

stupa (Buddhist shrine)

(loanword) pita bread

Stacy (name)

Tokyo Tower

Baota or Pagoda district of Yan'an city 延安市 ( Yán'ānshì), Shaanxi

multistory pagoda

multi-eaved pagoda

Chinese artichoke (Stachys affinis), perennial plant with an edible rhizome

(loanword) coup d'état

TV tower

Guta district of Jinzhou city 錦州市／锦州市, Liaoning

Tahe county in Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區／大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang

the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang

Tatar ethnic group of Xinjiang

the Taliban, Islamist organization that emerged in the mid-1990s in Afghanistan

a pylon (for electric power line)

see 麥金塔電腦／麦金塔电脑 ( Màijīntǎdiànnǎo)

cooling tower

basil

Dengta, a county-level city in Liaoyang City 遼陽市／辽阳市 ( Liáoyáng Shì), Liaoning

Shuangta district of Chaoyang city 朝陽市／朝阳市, Liaoning

Tarbaghatay or Tacheng city in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區／塔城地区 ( Tǎchéngdìqū), Xinjiang

distillation tower
bubble tower
plate column

pyramid (building or structure)

cream of tartar
potassium bitartrate

Kentucky, US state

Lhagang temple in Dartsendo county 康定縣／康定县 ( Kāngdìngxiàn), Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

Valletta, capital of Malta

Lawpita Falls on the Balu Chaung river, location of Myanmar's biggest hydroelectric plant

Ørsta (city in Norway)

Baita temple in Lanzhou 蘭州／兰州 ( Lánzhōu)

Kumbum Monastery in Qinghai

Baita district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市／辽阳市 ( Liáoyángshì), Liaoning

delta (Greek letter Δ, δ)

Jinta, a county in Jiuquan City 酒泉市 ( Jiǔquán Shì), Gansu

Pattaya or Phatthaya city in Chon Buri province of east Thailand

(loanword) piñata

Yalta

single-storied pagoda

Tartar (person)

Brittany, area in the north-west of France

Nathaniel

Bertelsmann, German media company

Pantanal (wetland area in Brazil)

Tajik (person)

jùshāchéngtǎ

lit. many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom)
fig. many little things add up to sth great

Sistani (name of a prominent Iraqi Ayatollah)

Cartagena

downward-facing dog (yoga pose)

Tajik ethnic group

Augusta (place name: capital of Maine, city in Georgia etc)

see 舍利塔 (shèlìtǎ)

Tabasco (south Mexican state)

Yìng Xiànmùtǎ

the timber pagoda of the Fogong Temple in Ying County, Shanxi, built in 1056 (Song dynasty)

Gulf of Martaban, Myanmar (Burma)

Kǎntǎbùlián

Cantabria in north Spain

Tǎmùdé Jīng

Talmud

Kěntǎjīzhōu

Kentucky, US state

Tuscola (county in Michigan)

Astana, capital of Kazakhstan

Tuōtǎtiānwáng

the pagoda bearing god

Wushitala Hui village in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

jīshāchéngtǎ

see 聚沙成塔 (jùshā-chéngtǎ)

see 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州／博尔塔拉蒙古自治州 ( Bó'ěrtǎlā Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu)

Harstad (city in Norway)

Tarim River of Xinjiang

surname Alatas
Ali Alatas (1932-2008), Indonesian foreign minister (1988-1999)

tǎwěishùquè

(bird species of China) ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus)

Alberta province of Canada, capital Edmonton 埃德蒙頓／埃德蒙顿 ( Aīdéméngdùn)

Falstaff (Shakespearian character)

Guantanamo

Tallahassee, capital of Florida

Tatar ethnic group of Xinjiang

Leaning Tower of Pisa

dēngtǎshuǐmǔ

immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)

Talas River, originating in Kyrgyzstan and flowing west into Kazakhstan

Tǎchéng Dìqū

Tarbaĝatay, prefecture in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區／新疆维吾尔自治区 ( Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū)

Guantanamo, Cuba

Alberta province of Canada, capital Edmonton 埃德蒙頓／埃德蒙顿 ( Aīdéméngdùn)
also written 阿爾伯塔／阿尔伯塔 ( Aěrbótǎ)

Burj Khalifa, skyscraper in Dubai, 830 m high

Catania, Sicily

Luòpítǎpùbù

洛皮塔瀑布

[洛皮塔瀑布]

Lawpita Falls on the Balu Chaung river, location of Myanmar's biggest hydroelectric plant

Tǎjiālùzúyǔ

塔加路族语

[塔加路族語]

Tagalog (language)

Kǎnàtǎkèbāng

卡纳塔克邦

[卡納塔克邦]

Karnataka (formerly Mysore), southwest Indian state, capital Bangalore 班加羅爾／班加罗尔 ( Bānjiāluó'ěr)

Nèitǎníyàhú

内塔尼亚胡

[內塔尼亞胡]

Netanyahu (name)
Benjamin Netanyahu (1949-), Israeli Likud politician, prime minister 1996-1999 and from 2009

Tǎnànàlìfó

塔那那利佛

[塔那那利佛]

Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar

Tǎsīmànníyà

塔斯曼尼亚

[塔斯曼尼亞]

Tasmania

Tǎsīmǎníyà

塔斯马尼亚

[塔斯馬尼亞]

Tasmania (Tw)

Mùshìtǎgé Fēng

慕士塔格峰

[慕士塔格峰]

Muztagh Ata, second highest peak of the Pamir Mountains

Tǎjíkèsītǎn

塔吉克斯坦

[塔吉克斯坦]

Tajikistan

Géshìtǎliáofǎ

格式塔疗法

[格式塔療法]

Gestalt therapy
holistic therapy

Ní'āndétǎrén

尼安德塔人

[尼安德塔人]

Neanderthal man

Kǎntǎbùliánhǎi

坎塔布连海

[坎塔布連海]

Bay of Biscay (Spanish: Mare Cantabrico)

Dōngfāng Míngzhū Tǎ

东方明珠塔

[東方明珠塔]

Oriental Pearl Tower

Luósàitǎ Shíbēi

罗塞塔石碑

[羅塞塔石碑]

Rosetta Stone

Fǎmǎgǔsītǎ

法马古斯塔

[法馬古斯塔]

Famagusta (Ammochostos), Cyprus

Aì'ěrmǐtǎshí

艾尔米塔什

[艾爾米塔什]

Ermitazh or Hermitage museum in St Peterburg

Féitèlièsītǎ

腓特烈斯塔

[腓特烈斯塔]

Fredrikstad (city in Østfold, Norway)

Màijīntǎdiànnǎo

麦金塔电脑

[麥金塔電腦]

Macintosh (brand of computers made by Apple)
Mac

Aì'ěrmǐtǎjī

艾尔米塔奇

[艾爾米塔奇]

Ermitazh or Hermitage museum in St Peterburg

Aìfēi'ěr Tiětǎ

艾菲尔铁塔

[艾菲爾鐵塔]

(Tw) Eiffel Tower

Gélǐmǔsītǎ

格里姆斯塔

[格里姆斯塔]

Grimstad (city in Agder, Norway)

Tǎkèlāmǎgān

塔克拉玛干

[塔克拉瑪干]

see 塔克拉瑪干沙漠／塔克拉玛干沙漠 ( Tǎkèlāmǎgān Shāmò)

Tǎlǐmùpéndì

塔里木盆地

[塔里木盆地]

Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang

Wūshítǎlāxiāng

乌什塔拉乡

[烏什塔拉鄉]

Wushitala Hui village in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Máolìtǎníyà

茅利塔尼亚

[茅利塔尼亞]

Mauritania (Tw)

Máolǐtǎníyà

毛里塔尼亚

[毛里塔尼亞]

Mauritania

Guāntǎnàmó Wān

关塔那摩湾

[關塔那摩灣]

Guantanamo Bay (in Cuba)

阿尔坎塔拉

[阿爾坎塔拉]

Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Alcantara, Brazil space launch site

Yǎngguāng Dà Jīntǎ

仰光大金塔

[仰光大金塔]

Great Pagoda of Yangon (Rangoon)

Bó'ěrtǎlā Zhōu

博尔塔拉州

[博爾塔拉州]

see 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州／博尔塔拉蒙古自治州 ( Bó'ěrtǎlā Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu)

Kǎntǎbùlǐyà

坎塔布里亚

[坎塔布里亞]

Cantabria, Spanish autonomous region, capital Santander 桑坦德 ( Sāngtǎndé)

Aīfēi'ěr Tiětǎ

埃菲尔铁塔

[埃菲爾鐵塔]

Eiffel Tower

Dákētǎ· Fēnnī

达科塔·芬妮

[達科塔·芬妮]

Dakota Fanning, American actress

Tǎsīmànníyà Dǎo

塔斯曼尼亚岛

[塔斯曼尼亞島]

Tasmania

Antǎnànàlìfó

安塔那那利佛

[安塔那那利佛]

Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar (Tw)

Kǎntǎbùliánshānmài

坎塔布连山脉

[坎塔布連山脈]

Cantabrian mountain range in north Spain dividing Asturias from Castilla-Leon

Kùmǔtǎgé Shāmò

库姆塔格沙漠

[庫姆塔格沙漠]

Kumutage (or Kumtag) Desert, northwestern China

Aòlànièsītǎdé

奥腊涅斯塔德

[奧臘涅斯塔德]

Oranjestad, capital of Aruba

pǔluóliètǎlìyà

普罗列塔利亚

[普羅列塔利亞]

proletariat (loanword)

Kūntīng· Tǎlúndìnuò

昆汀·塔伦蒂诺

[昆汀·塔倫蒂諾]

Quentin Tarantino (1963-), American film director

Kūntīng· Tǎlúntínuò

昆汀·塔伦提诺

[昆汀·塔倫提諾]

Quentin Tarantino (1963-), American film director

Gǔsītǎfū· Duōléi

古斯塔夫·多雷

[古斯塔夫·多雷]

Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor

Tǎkèlāmǎgān Shāmò

塔克拉玛干沙漠

[塔克拉瑪干沙漠]

Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang

Wūshítǎlā Huízúxiāng

乌什塔拉回族乡

[烏什塔拉回族鄉]

Wushitala Hui village in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Dōngfāng Míngzhū Diànshì Tǎ

东方明珠电视塔

[東方明珠電視塔]

Oriental Pearl Television Tower

Tǎshíkù'ěrgān Zìzhìxiàn

塔什库尔干自治县

[塔什庫爾干自治縣]

Taxkorgan Tajik autonomous county (Tashqurqan Tajik aptonom nahiyisi) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區／喀什地区 ( Kāshídìqū), west Xinjiang

Bó'ěrtǎlā Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu

博尔塔拉蒙古自治州

[博爾塔拉蒙古自治州]

Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區／新疆维吾尔自治区 ( Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū)

Gǔsītǎfū· Shītèléizémàn

古斯塔夫·施特雷泽曼

[古斯塔夫·施特雷澤曼]

Gustav Stresemann (Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic)

Tǎshíkù'ěrgān Tǎjíkè Zìzhìxiàn

塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县

[塔什庫爾干塔吉克自治縣]

Taxkorgan Tajik autonomous county (Tashqurqan Tajik aptonom nahiyisi) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區／喀什地区 ( Kāshídìqū), west Xinjiang