殆

dài
#3,136 most
frequent character
(literary) dangerous, perilous

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

殆 has 歹, a carcass, as its meaning part, and 台 tái for sound. It first meant 'dangerous,' then grew to 'almost, dangerously close' and 'probably.' The sound matches only in the rhyme.

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Homophones

HSK 3
带dài
band, belt, girdle, ribbon, tire
HSK 4
戴dài
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
代dài
substitute, replace, take the place of
袋dài
bag, sack, pocket, pouch
待dài
to treat
贷dài
to lend on interest, to borrow
大dài
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

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