塔勒 Traditional form: 塔勒 Pinyin (reading): tǎlè Definitions: thaler or taler (currency of various Germanic countries in 15th-19th centuries) (loanword) Characters: 塔 - tower, spire, tall building 勒 - to strangle; to tighten Traditional characters: 塔 - tower, spire, tall building 勒 - to strangle; to tighten