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CHINESE CHARACTER

tāng

汤

汤

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soup

Numbered pinyin
tang1
English meanings
hot/boiling water, hot springs, soup, broth

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 昜.

  • Left

    氵
  • Right

    昜
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    • Top

      旦
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    • Bottom

      勿
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      • Outside

        勹
      • Inside

        ⿰
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Meaning & sound clues

氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.

昜 is identified as the sound component (yáng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 汤.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰氵昜

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一wǎn碗rè热tāng汤。

    A bowl of hot soup.

  2. 02

    bāo煲yī一guō锅tāng汤。

    Simmer a pot of soup.

  3. 03

    xiānměi鲜美kěkǒu可口。

    Delicious.

  4. 04

    wēnnuǎn温暖shēnxīn身心。

    Warms the body.

  5. 05

    yíngyǎng营养zī滋bǔ补。

    Nutritious.

  6. 06

    huíwèi回味wúqióng无穷。

    A lasting taste.

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