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Tang

HSK 10 N1
Abstract →Time
tāng, táng
トウ
から
당
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 庚 represents the sound.
Components
口 mouth+ 庚 7th heavenly stem =
唐 Tang
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
庚 Phonetic component
gēng 7th heavenly stem
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
唐
Regular
Modern
Chinese
唐 [Táng]
Tang dynasty (618-907); surname Tang
唐 [táng]
to exaggerate; empty; in vain; old variant of 螗[táng]
Japanese
唐 とう 同音

noun

  1. historical Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty
  2. archaic China; foreign country
唐 、 韓 、 漢 から 同音
nounn-pref archaic China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
唐土 、 唐 もろこし 、 とうど 同音
  1. noun historical China
  2. n-pref Chinese
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
唐 から
Kara surname
唐 からさき
Karasaki surname
唐 からざき
Karazaki surname
唐 たい
Tai surname
唐 たう
Tau surname
唐 たん
Tan surname
唐 とう
Tou surname
唐 とうざき
Touzaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (131)
荒唐 [huāng​táng] #3,478
beyond belief
唐山 [Táng​shān] #10,809
Tangshan prefecture-level city in Hebei
唐代 [Táng​dài] #13,059
Tang dynasty (618-907)
唐人街 [Táng​rén​Jiē] #12,243
Chinatown
唐朝 [Táng​cháo] #65,349
Tang dynasty (618-907)
唐僧 [Táng​sēng] #15,174
Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
唐突 [táng​tū] #13,350
to be rude
唐纳德 [Táng​nà​dé] #14,922
Donald (name)
唐纳德 [Táng​nà​dé] #14,922
Donald (name)
唐宋 [Táng​Sòng] #21,870
the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties
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JAPANESE WORDS (142)
⭐ 唐突 [とうとつ] #3,240
abrupt
唐揚げ [からあげ] #16,057
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch
荒唐無稽 [こうとうむけい] #17,014
absurd
⭐ 空手 [からて] #19,001
karate
⭐ 唐辛子 [とうがらし] #29,469
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers)
唐変木 [とうへんぼく] #52,681
oaf
毛唐 [けとう] #67,479
damn Westerner
唐人 [とうじん] #68,949
Chinese person
⭐ 漢詩 [かんし] #69,139
Chinese poem
唐草 [からくさ] #71,830
arabesque pattern
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