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Tess

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tái sī

台絲 is the name Tess in Chinese (Mandarin).

Hurricane / Typhoon

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tái fēng

tai fuu

태풍

颱風/台風 is the most common way to write hurricane or typhoon in Chinese, old Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji. Sometimes used to refer to a big tornado as well.

The first character alone also means typhoon, but the second character means wind and acts to emphasize the meaning.

Note: Sometimes the first character is written in the form shown to the right.

Taiwan

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tái wān

tai wan

台灣 is the Chinese name for the Republic of China which is more commonly known as Taiwan.

The island of Taiwan is actually considered a renegade province of mainland China. It became the last holdout of the former government of China after Chairman Mao took power during the revolution that followed WWII.

Note: There are a few ways to write Taiwan: 台湾 / 薹灣 / 台灣.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
台湾 see styles	taiwan たいわん	台湾 Custom Scroll (noun - becomes adjective with の) Taiwan; (place-name) Taiwan
台 see styles	tái tai2 t`ai tai dai だい	台 Custom Scroll (classical) you (in letters); variant of 臺\|台[tai2] (n,n-suf) (1) stand; rest; base; pedestal; platform; table; holder; support; rack; (2) setting (of a gem); mounting; (3) (See 台木・1) stock (in grafting); (counter) (4) counter for machines and vehicles; (suffix) (5) (after a rounded value) level (e.g. price level); mark; range; decade (of one's life); (suffix noun) (6) tall building (with a fine view); (observation) platform; (suffix noun) (7) (in place names) plateau; heights; (surname) Dai A flat place, platform, plateau, terrace; an abbrev. for 臺 and for 天台 Tiantai, hence 台嶽 the Tiantai mountain; 台宗; 台家 its 'school'; 台徒 its disciples; 台教; 台道 its doctrine, or way.
檯台 see styles	tái tai2 t`ai tai	檯 Custom Scroll desk; table; counter See: 台
臺台 see styles	tái tai2 t`ai tai muro むろ	臺 Custom Scroll platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines (surname) Muro A terrace, platform, stage, look-out; also written 台.
颱台 see styles	tái tai2 t`ai tai	颱 Custom Scroll typhoon See: 台
T台 see styles	t tái t tai2 t t`ai t tai	runway (for a fashion show etc); catwalk
一台 see styles	ichidai いちだい	一台 Custom Scroll one machine; one vehicle
三台 see styles	sān tái san1 tai2 san t`ai san tai	三台 Custom Scroll Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽\|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
上台 see styles	shàng tái shang4 tai2 shang t`ai shang tai wandai わんだい	上台 Custom Scroll to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) (place-name) Wandai
下台 see styles	shimodai しもだい	下台 Custom Scroll (place-name, surname) Shimodai
下臺下台 see styles	xià tái xia4 tai2 hsia t`ai hsia tai	下臺 Custom Scroll to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook
中台 see styles	chuudai / chudai ちゅうだい	中台 Custom Scroll (1) (rare) exact center of the Garbhadhatu mandala; (2) platform upon which the fire is lit in a stone lantern; (place-name, surname) Nakadai
中臺中台 see styles	zhōng tái zhong1 tai2 chung t`ai chung tai nakadai なかだい	中臺 Custom Scroll China and Taiwan (surname) Nakadai The name of a Buddha in the center of lotus.
丸台 see styles	marudai まるだい	丸台 Custom Scroll braiding stand with a circular top
丹台 see styles	tandai たんだい	丹台 Custom Scroll (surname) Tandai
乃台 see styles	nodai のだい	乃台 Custom Scroll (surname) Nodai
九台 see styles	jiǔ tái jiu3 tai2 chiu t`ai chiu tai kudai くだい	九台 Custom Scroll Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市\|长春市, Jilin (place-name) Kudai
二台 see styles	nitani にたに	二台 Custom Scroll (surname) Nitani
五台 see styles	godai ごだい	五台 Custom Scroll (place-name) Godai
五臺五台 see styles	wǔ tái wu3 tai2 wu t`ai wu tai	五臺 Custom Scroll Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
亭臺亭台 see styles	tíng tái ting2 tai2 t`ing t`ai ting tai	亭臺 Custom Scroll pavilion
付台 see styles	tsukedai つけだい	付台 Custom Scroll counter in a sushi restaurant
仙台 see styles	xiān tái xian1 tai2 hsien t`ai hsien tai sendai せんだい	仙台 Custom Scroll Sendai, city in northeast Japan Sendai (city in Miyagi); (place-name, surname) Sendai
仙臺仙台 see styles	xiān tái xian1 tai2 hsien t`ai hsien tai sendai せんだい	仙臺 Custom Scroll Sendai, capital of Miyagi prefecture 宮城縣\|宫城县[Gong1 cheng2 xian4] in northeast Japan (surname) Sendai
仲台 see styles	nakadai なかだい	仲台 Custom Scroll (surname) Nakadai
來臺来台 see styles	lái tái lai2 tai2 lai t`ai lai tai	來臺 Custom Scroll to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC)
保台 see styles	bodai ぼだい	保台 Custom Scroll (place-name) Bodai
倒臺倒台 see styles	dǎo tái dao3 tai2 tao t`ai tao tai	倒臺 Custom Scroll to fall from power; to collapse; downfall
元台 see styles	motodai もとだい	元台 Custom Scroll (place-name) Motodai
兄臺兄台 see styles	xiōng tái xiong1 tai2 hsiung t`ai hsiung tai	兄臺 Custom Scroll brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Tess	台絲台丝		tái sī / tai2 si1 / tai si / taisi	t`ai ssu / taissu / tai ssu
Hurricane Typhoon	颱風 / 台風台风	tai fuu / taifuu / tai fu	tái fēng / tai2 feng1 / tai feng / taifeng	t`ai feng / taifeng / tai feng
Taiwan	台湾 / 薹灣 / 台灣台湾	tai wan / taiwan	tái wān / tai2 wan1 / tai wan / taiwan	t`ai wan / taiwan / tai wan
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.