唐 táng — Tang dynasty, grand · English

唐

táng

Tang dynasty, grand

At a glance · 唐

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

唐字小篆从口庚声，为形声字；本义为宏大、虚妄，后为朝代名与姓氏。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

唐本义为大、空，后为唐朝名与姓。

Structure

形声字，外部『口』为意符，内部『庚』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyintáng

Radical口

Strokes10

UnicodeU+5510

Character type形声

Theme其他

Six languages, one character

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English Tang dynasty, grand Tang is a phonetic-semantic character meaning grand and, later, the Tang dynasty and a surname.

Français dynastie Tang, grand Tang est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant grand et, plus tard, la dynastie Tang et un nom.

Español dinastía Tang, grand Tang es un carácter fonosemántico que significa grandioso y, luego, la dinastía Tang y un apellido.

العربية سلالة تانغ، عظيم تانغ حرف صوتي دلالي يعني عظيم، ثم سلالة تانغ ولقب.

Русский династия Тан, великий Тан — фоносемантический знак, означающий великий, позже — династия Тан и фамилия.

Common words

唐朝táng cháoTang dynasty
唐山táng shānTangshan

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