堂 táng — hall, room · English

堂

táng

hall, room

At a glance · 堂

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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

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

堂字小篆从土尚声，为形声字；本义为正室、厅堂。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

堂本义为厅堂、正室，亦指公堂。

Structure

形声字，上部『土』为意符（建筑），下部『尚』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyintáng

Radical土

Strokes11

UnicodeU+5802

Character type形声

Theme建筑

Six languages, one character

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English hall, room Tang is a phonetic-semantic character meaning a hall and main room.

Français salle, hall Tang est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant salle et hall.

Español sala, salón Tang es un carácter fonosemántico que significa sala y salón.

العربية قاعة، صالة تانغ حرف صوتي دلالي يعني القاعة والصالة.

Русский зал, горница Тан — фоносемантический знак, означающий зал и главную комнату.

Common words

礼堂lǐ tánghall
课堂kè tángclassroom

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