棠
crab apple tree
At a glance · 棠
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 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.
「棠」从木堂声，小篆从木堂声，形声清晰。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
「棠」本指棠梨（甘棠、杜梨），古籍多咏甘棠。
Structure
从木、堂声，形声字，木表植物义类，堂表音。
At a glance
Pinyintáng
Radical木
Strokes12
UnicodeU+68E0
Character type形声
Theme植物
Six languages, one character
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English
crab apple tree
crab apple tree; wild plums
Français
gân-tang (poirier)
Poivrier sauvage (gân-tang). «存以甘棠» : l'arbre sous lequel Shao reposa.
Español
gan-tang (peral)
Peral silvestre (gan-tang). «存以甘棠»: el árbol donde Shao descansó.
العربية
غان-تانغ (كمثرى)
شجرة كمثرى برّية (غان-تانغ). «存以甘棠»: الشجرة التي استراح تحتها شاو.
Русский
гань-тан (груша)
Дикая груша (гань-тан). «存以甘棠»: дерево, где отдыхал Шао.
Common words
- 棠tángbirchleaf pear
- 海棠hǎi tángcrabapple