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

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Words with 堂

Common words using 堂 — tap any character to open its stroke-order 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 →
liàng亮táng堂

bright; clear

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lìng令táng堂

(honorific) your mother

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gōng公táng堂

law court; hall (in castle); CL:家[jia1]

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yī一yán言táng堂

(sign hung in a shop) prices fixed – no bargaining (old)

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rén人jiān间tiān天táng堂

heaven on Earth

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shēng升táng堂rù入shì室

lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)

Open 升堂入室 page →
yìn印táng堂

the part of the forehead between the eyebrows

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