(tǎng)

HSK 415 strokes

to recline

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
tǎng
Meaning
to recline; to lie down
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰身尚

In this compound, the meaning comes from (body); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

yǎngtǎng

to lie on one's back

Open 仰躺 page →
tǎng

to lie down (on one's side)

Open 侧躺 page →
xiétǎng

to recline

Open 斜躺 page →
héngtǎng

to lie flat

Open 横躺 page →

to lie down all over the place

Open 横躺竖卧 page →
tǎngdǎo

to lie down

Open 躺倒 page →
tǎng

deck chair

Open 躺椅 page →
tǎngqiāng

(neologism, attested by 2014) (coll.) to be criticized, blamed or implicated in sth des…

Open 躺枪 page →

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