Usage of the character 塔

Gestalt (loanword)
coherent whole
technical word used in psychology meaning the whole is more than the sum of its parts
holistic
integrated
total
also written 格式塔

Jīntǎxiàn

金塔县

[金塔縣]

Jinta county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu

Pàtǎyà

帕塔亚

[帕塔亞]

Pattaya or Phatthaya city in Chon Buri province of east Thailand

pínàtǎ

皮纳塔

[皮納塔]

(loanword) piñata

Yǎ'ěrtǎ

雅尔塔

[雅爾塔]

Yalta

Tǎxītí

塔希提

[塔希提]

Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia

Dàyàntǎ

大雁塔

[大雁塔]

Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an

xuānlǐtǎ

宣礼塔

[宣禮塔]

minaret

xiàngyátǎ

象牙塔

[象牙塔]

ivory tower

dāncéngtǎ

单层塔

[單層塔]

single-storied pagoda

bǎnshìtǎ

板式塔

[板式塔]

distillation tower
bubble tower
plate column

Tǎtǎrrén

塔塔儿人

[塔塔兒人]

Tartar (person)

Wūshítǎlā

乌什塔拉

[烏什塔拉]

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

Bùliètǎní

布列塔尼

[佈列塔尼]

Brittany or Bretagne, area of western France

Nàtǎnǎi'ěr

纳塔乃耳

[納塔乃耳]

Nathaniel

Pāntǎnà'ěr

潘塔纳尔

[潘塔納爾]

Pantanal (wetland area in Brazil)

Bèitǎsīmàn

贝塔斯曼

[貝塔斯曼]

Bertelsmann, German media company

Tǎjíkèrén

塔吉克人

[塔吉克人]

Tajik (person)

Hā'ěrsītǎ

哈尔斯塔

[哈爾斯塔]

Harstad (city in Norway)

Tǎlǐmù Hé

塔里木河

[塔里木河]

Tarim River of Xinjiang

jùshāchéngtǎ

聚沙成塔

[聚沙成塔]

sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity
many a mickle makes a muckle

Alātǎsī

阿拉塔斯

[阿拉塔斯]

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

Xīsītǎní

西斯塔尼

[西斯塔尼]

Sistani (name of a prominent Iraqi Ayatollah)

Kǎtǎhènà

卡塔赫纳

[卡塔赫納]

Cartagena

Tǎjíkèzú

塔吉克族

[塔吉克族]

Tajik ethnic group

tǎwěishùquè

塔尾树鹊

[塔尾樹鵲]

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

Aògǔsītǎ

奥古斯塔

[奧古斯塔]

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

jīnzìtǎshì

金字塔式

[金字塔式]

downward-facing dog (yoga pose)

Fúsītǎfū

福斯塔夫

[福斯塔夫]

Falstaff (Shakespearian character)

Tǎwǎsīkē

塔瓦斯科

[塔瓦斯科]

Tabasco (south Mexican state)

Yìng Xiànmùtǎ

应县木塔

[應縣木塔]

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

Tǎlāhāxī

塔拉哈西

[塔拉哈西]

Tallahassee, capital of Florida

shèlìzitǎ

舍利子塔

[舍利子塔]

stupa with Buddhist relics
pagoda

Mòtǎmǎ Wān

莫塔马湾

[莫塔馬灣]

Gulf of Martaban, Myanmar (Burma)

Tǎtǎ'ěrzú

塔塔尔族

[塔塔爾族]

Tatar ethnic group of Xinjiang

Bǐsà Xiétǎ

比萨斜塔

[比薩斜塔]

Leaning Tower of Pisa

dēngtǎshuǐmǔ

灯塔水母

[燈塔水母]

immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)

Guāntǎnàmó

关塔那摩

[關塔那摩]

Guantanamo

Aěrbótǎ

阿尔伯塔

[阿爾伯塔]

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

Tǎlāsī Hé

塔拉斯河

[塔拉斯河]

Talas River, originating in Kyrgyzstan and flowing west into Kazakhstan

Kǎntǎbùlián

坎塔布连

[坎塔布連]

Cantabria in north Spain

Tǎmùdé Jīng

塔木德经

[塔木德經]

Talmud

Kěntǎjīzhōu

肯塔基州

[肯塔基州]

Kentucky, US state

Tǎchéngdìqū

塔城地区

[塔城地區]

Tarbaghatay wilayiti or Tacheng prefecture in Xinjiang

Guāntǎnàmó

关塔纳摩

[關塔納摩]

Guantanamo, Cuba

Tǎsīkēlā

塔斯科拉

[塔斯科拉]

Tuscola (county in Michigan)

Aì'ěrbótǎ

艾尔伯塔

[艾爾伯塔]

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)

Hālǐfā Tǎ

哈里发塔

[哈里發塔]

Burj Khalifa, skyscraper in Dubai, 830 m high

Asītǎnà

阿斯塔纳

[阿斯塔納]

Astana, capital of Kazakhstan

Tuōtǎtiānwáng

托塔天王

[托塔天王]

the pagoda bearing god

Kǎtǎníyà

卡塔尼亚

[卡塔尼亞]

Catania, Sicily

Dōngfāng Míngzhū Tǎ

东方明珠塔

[東方明珠塔]

Oriental Pearl Tower

Fǎmǎgǔsītǎ

法马古斯塔

[法馬古斯塔]

Famagusta (Ammochostos), Cyprus

Luósāitǎ Shíbēi

罗塞塔石碑

[羅塞塔石碑]

Rosetta Stone

Aì'ěrmǐtǎshí

艾尔米塔什

[艾爾米塔什]

Ermitazh or Hermitage museum in St Peterburg

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

Féitèlièsītǎ

腓特烈斯塔

[腓特烈斯塔]

Fredrikstad (city in Østfold, Norway)

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]

Eiffel Tower

Tǎkèlāmǎgān

塔克拉马干

[塔克拉馬干]

Taklamakan (desert)

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)

Gélǐmǔsītǎ

格里姆斯塔

[格里姆斯塔]

Grimstad (city in Agder, Norway)

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)

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

Mùshìtǎgé Fēng

慕士塔格峰

[慕士塔格峰]

Muztagh Ata, second highest peak of the Pamir Mountains

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

Màijīntǎdiànnǎo

麦金塔电脑

[麥金塔電腦]

Macintosh (brand of computers made by Apple)
Mac

Guāntǎnàmó Wān

关塔那摩湾

[關塔那摩灣]

Guantanamo Bay (in Cuba)

Yǎngguāng Dà Jīntǎ

仰光大金塔

[仰光大金塔]

Great Pagoda of Yangon (Rangoon)

Aěrkǎntǎlā

阿尔坎塔拉

[阿爾坎塔拉]

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

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)

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

Tǎshíkù'ěrgānxiāng

塔什库尔干乡

[塔什庫爾干鄉]

Taxkorgan township in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區／喀什地区 ( Kāshídìqū), west Xinjiang

Kǎntǎbùliánshānmài

坎塔布连山脉

[坎塔布連山脈]

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

Tǎsīmànníyà Dǎo

塔斯曼尼亚岛

[塔斯曼尼亞島]

Tasmania

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)

Antǎnànàlìfó

安塔那那利佛

[安塔那那利佛]

Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar (Tw)

Gǔsītǎfū· Duōléi

古斯塔夫·多雷

[古斯塔夫·多雷]

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

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

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

Tǎkèlāmǎgān Shāmò

塔克拉玛干沙漠

[塔克拉瑪干沙漠]

Taklamakan Desert, 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 Měnggǔzìzhìzhōu

博尔塔拉蒙古自治州

[博爾塔拉蒙古自治州]

Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang

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