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CHINESE CHARACTER

tǎng

躺

躺

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lie

Numbered pinyin
tang3
English meanings
couch, lie, lean back, recline

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 身; right 尚.

  • Left

    身
  • Right

    尚
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    • Outside

      ⿱
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    • Inside

      口

Meaning & sound clues

身 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “body”.

尚 is identified as the sound component (shàng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 躺.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰身尚

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

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tǎng躺zài在chuáng床shàng上。

    Lie on the bed.

  2. 02

    tǎng躺xià下xiūxi休息。

    Lie down and rest.

  3. 03

    bié别tǎng躺zhe着kàn看shǒujī手机。

    Don't lie watching your phone.

  4. 04

    tǎng躺yīhuìr一会儿。

    Lie for a while.

  5. 05

    tǎng躺zài在dìshang地上。

    Lie on the ground.

  6. 06

    tǎng躺de得hěn很shūfu舒服。

    Lying comfortably.

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