汰

tài
#2,963 most
frequent character
to discard, to eliminate

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

汰 has 氵 water as its meaning part and 太 tài as its sound part. It first meant to rinse or wash away, then grew to eliminate and discard.

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Homophones

HSK 1
太tài
highest, greatest, too (much)
态tài
(bound form), appearance, shape
泰tài
safe, peaceful, most, grand

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