peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand, extreme, excessive, great
泰 centers on a state of ease and stability: peaceful, calm, and untroubled. The senses of 'extreme' or 'excessive' extend from the idea of something being so settled that it becomes great or abundant, while 'Thailand' is a phonetic abbreviation.
泰 originally depicted a person 大 with both arms raised, over water 水, suggesting a sense of ease or abundance like water flowing freely. The modern form has 氺 (a variant of 水) at the bottom, preserving the water element.
The top looks like a person with arms wide open, and the bottom is water 氺. Imagine someone floating peacefully on calm water, completely at ease.
For タイ, picture a peaceful Thai beach: the calm water 氺 and the relaxed person on top match the serene vibe of Thailand, tying タイ to the kanji's peaceful meaning.
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Thailand
security; stability; safety; peace
great authority; eminent person; luminary
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
Cathay Pacific Airlines
tai (hexagram 11 of the I Ching: peace)
peace throughout the world
keeping calm and collected at times of disappointment; maintaining a serene state of mind in adversity
Shōtai era (898.4.26-901.7.15)
tai shogi (very large 25x25 board shogi variant)
great authority; eminent person; luminary; Mount Tai and the Big Dipper
the strong overwhelming the weak; completing various things without difficulty; Mt. Tai crushes an egg
evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora); southern magnolia; loblolly magnolia; bull bay
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
Thai-Burma Railway
the Occident; the West
famous Western painting; masterpiece of Western painting