Radical 大

4 strokes

big 大 (47) + a drop 丶 (22a) = too much 太

Note that the “drop” is below “big” — we will meet another story later (238a) which is also made up of “drop” and “big”, but the “drop” is on top.

[太太 tàitai wife; Mrs.]

The fisherman throws his arms wide to show how big the fish was, but a drop of sweat falls from his brow and his friends know he is lying — they have seen too much of this in the past. / The dwarf says, disdainfully, “Are you sure it wasn’t a tiger?”