太太
tàitai · HSK 2
wife
👰 太 (very/great) doubled = 太太, the great lady of the house = wife/Mrs.
太 means 'great' or 'too much'; doubling it forms 太太, a respectful term for a married woman or wife. The reduplication adds warmth and formality, much like saying 'madam' twice for emphasis.
太 — 大 'big' + extra dot 丶
太 originally derived from 大 ('big, person with arms outstretched') with an added stroke to mean 'greatest' or 'too much'. The extra dot intensifies 大, signaling something beyond merely big. Over time it came to mean 'very', 'too', or 'highest'.
太 — 大 'big' + extra dot 丶
太 originally derived from 大 ('big, person with arms outstretched') with an added stroke to mean 'greatest' or 'too much'. The extra dot intensifies 大, signaling something beyond merely big. Over time it came to mean 'very', 'too', or 'highest'.