抬 (tái) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 抬 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
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HSK 4 Words Containing 抬
抬
to lift; to raise
请帮我把桌子抬起来。
Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ zhuōzi tái qǐlái.
Please help me lift the table.
抬头
to raise one's head; to look up
他抬头看了看天空。
Tā táitóu kàn le kàn tiānkōng.
He looked up at the sky.
About the character 抬
抬 (tái) means to lift; to raise. It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".