天文台

天文臺
tiānwéntái

observatory (place where celestial bodies are observed)

Wiktionary

Homographs

天文台 tiānwéntái astronomical observatory

Entry Composition

1 天文 tiānwén astronomy
=2 台 Tái
  1. Taiwan (abbr.)
  2. surname Tai
=2 台 tāi used in place names
=2 台 tái
  1. (classical) you (in letters)
  2. variant of 台 tái
=2 台 tái desk; table; counter
=2 台 Tái Taiwan (abbr.)
=2 台 tái
  1. platform
  2. stage
  3. terrace
  4. stand
  5. support
  6. station
  7. broadcasting station
  8. classifier for vehicles or machines
=2 台 tái typhoon
=2 台 yí
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) I, me
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 怡 (yí, “happy, pleased”).
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) what
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, polite, honorific) used to address another person or to describe the actions of another person
  5. I, me
  6. Original form of 怡 (yí, “happy, pleased”).
  7. Used in place names.
  8. a surname
  9. historical placename in modern Shandong
  10. used in 三台 (“name of a star”)
  11. used to address another person or to describe the actions of another person
  12. what
=2 台 yí pufferfish; blowfish

Containing this entry

紫金山天文台 Zǐjīnshān Tiānwéntái Purple Mountain Observatory