Chinese words pronounced tai (any tone) 21 words, in the 4 tones tai is read in. tāi (1st tone) 1 words 胎(tāi) fetus 胎(tāi) fetus tái (2nd tone) 11 words 台(tái) you 抬(tái) to lift 苔(tái) moss 薹(tái) Carex dispalatha 炱(tái) soot 檯(tái) desk 臺(tái) platform 颱(tái) typhoon 抬(tái) to lift 苔(tái) moss All 11 words pronounced tái tǎi (3rd tone) 1 words 呔(tǎi) non-local in one's speaking accent 呔(tǎi) non-local in one's speaking accent tài (4th tone) 8 words 太(tài) too 态(tài) (bound form) 泰(tài) safe 钛(tài) titanium 肽(tài) peptide 太(tài) too 態(tài) (bound form) 泰(tài) safe 鈦(tài) titanium 肽(tài) peptide All 8 words pronounced tài