塔 Traditional form: 塔 Pinyin (reading): tǎ Definitions: pagoda (abbr. of 塔婆 (tǎpó), a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座 (zuò)) (loanword) (pastry) tart Characters: 塔 - tower, spire, tall building Traditional characters: 塔 - tower, spire, tall building