堂(táng)

HSK 211 strokes

(main) hall

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Character information

Pinyin
táng
Meaning
(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:间; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 堂 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱尚土

In this compound, the meaning comes from 土 (earth); 尚 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

尚shàng土tǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 堂 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 堂

Common words using 堂 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

kè课táng堂
HSK 2

classroom (CL:间); class session

Open 课堂 page →
shí食táng堂
HSK 4

dining hall; cafeteria

Open 食堂 page →
tiān天táng堂
HSK 6

paradise

Open 天堂 page →
jiào教táng堂
HSK 6

church; chapel

Open 教堂 page →
lǐ礼táng堂
HSK 6

assembly hall; auditorium

Open 礼堂 page →
xué学táng堂
HSK 7-9

college

Open 学堂 page →
diàn殿táng堂
HSK 7-9

palace

Open 殿堂 page →
hōng哄táng堂dà大xiào笑
HSK 7-9

the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)

Open 哄堂大笑 page →

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万且业为主举久乐

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课食天教礼学殿哄

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