天台

天臺
tiāntái
rooftop

CEDICT

rooftop

Wiktionary

楼房顶层露天的楼台。

重編國語辭典

楼房顶层露天的阳台

維基詞典

Homographs

天台 Tiāntāi
  1. Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗
  2. Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州 Tāizhōu, Zhejiang

Entry Composition

1 天 tiān
  1. day
  2. sky
  3. heaven
=2 台 tái
  1. (classical) you (in letters)
  2. variant of 台 tái
=2 台 tái desk; table; counter
=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

Containing this entry

司天台 sītiāntái Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwards
天台宗 Tiāntáizōng Tiantai school of Buddhism
天台山 Tiāntái Shān

Related entries

顶楼 dǐnglóu
  1. top floor
  2. attic
  3. loft
  4. garret
  5. penthouse
  6. (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc)