| 塔 | tǎ chà | Buddhist ornamentation decorating the upper story of a pagoda | 
| 塔 | tǎ | pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆, a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座) / (loanword) (pastry) tart | 
| 塔 | tǎ | old variant of 塔 | 
| 刹 | chà | Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 刹多罗, Sanskrit "ksetra") | 
| 刹 | shā | to brake |