Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
堂
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
堂
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
堂
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
堂
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
堂
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
堂
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
堂
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
堂
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
堂
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
堂
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
堂
Regular
Modern
Chinese
堂 [táng]
(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jiān]; 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
Japanese
noun
- temple; shrine; chapel
- hall
- front room
suffix
- company (suffix used in company names, store names, etc.)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
堂 けいどう
Keidou given name
堂 たかどの
Takadono surname
堂 どう
Dō surname
堂 どうざき
Dōzaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (179)
教堂 [jiàotáng] #1,313
church
天堂 [tiāntáng] #1,756
paradise
课堂 [kètáng] #8,414
classroom
课堂 [kètáng] #8,414
classroom
食堂 [shítáng] #11,460
dining hall
人民大会堂 [RénmínDàhuìtáng] #9,005
the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
大堂 [dàtáng] #13,182
lobby
礼堂 [lǐtáng] #11,538
assembly hall
礼堂 [lǐtáng] #11,538
assembly hall
殿堂 [diàntáng] #17,137
palace
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JAPANESE WORDS (116)
⭐ 堂々 [どうどう] #2,202
magnificent
正々堂々 [せいせいどうどう] #11,137
fair and square
⭐ 聖堂 [せいどう] #13,521
(Confucian) temple
⭐ 講堂 [こうどう] #15,006
auditorium
礼拝堂 [れいはいどう] #15,815
chapel
大聖堂 [だいせいどう] #15,829
cathedral
堂々巡り [どうどうめぐり] #25,349
going around in circles
⭐ 本堂 [ほんどう] #25,469
main hall (of a Buddhist temple)
威風堂々 [いふうどうどう] #27,928
majestic
堂にいる [どうにいる] #29,022
to become an expert
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