汤
hot water, soup
At a glance · 汤
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、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
汤字小篆从水昜声，为形声字；本义为热水、沸水。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
汤本义为热水、汤液，亦指商汤王。
Structure
形声字，左部『水』为意符，右部『昜』为声符。
At a glance
Pinyintāng
Radical氵
Strokes6
UnicodeU+6C64
Character type形声
Theme其他
Six languages, one character
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English
hot water, soup
Tang is a phonetic-semantic character meaning hot water and broth.
Français
eau chaude, soupe
Tang est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant eau chaude et bouillon.
Español
agua caliente, sopa
Tang es un carácter fonosemántico que significa agua caliente y caldo.
العربية
ماء ساخن، حساء
تانغ حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الماء الساخن والمرق.
Русский
горячая вода, суп
Тан — фоносемантический знак, означающий горячую воду и бульон.
Common words
- 汤tāngsoup
- 汤药tāng yàoherbal decoction