| 台 | Tái cài | Taiwanese food | 
| 台 | Tái | Taiwan (abbr.) / surname Tai | 
| 台 | tāi | used in place names | 
| 台 | tái | (classical) you (in letters) / variant of 台 | 
| 台 | tái | desk; table; counter | 
| 台 | Tái | Taiwan (abbr.) | 
| 台 | tái | platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines | 
| 台 | tái | typhoon | 
| 菜 | cài | vegetable; greens (CL:棵) / dish (of food) (CL:样,道,盘) / (of one's skills etc) weak; poor / (coll.) (one's) type |