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盪
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荡
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swing

HSK 10
Nature →Elements
dàng, tàng
トウ
とろ.かす、あら.う、うご.く
탕
Hot soup 湯 in a bowl 皿; 湯 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Traditional (盪)
湯 soup+ 皿 dish =
盪 swing
湯 Meaning component
soup
皿 Meaning component
mǐn dish
shallow container
Simplified (荡)
艹 grass (top)+ 汤 hot water =
荡 to toss about
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
汤 Meaning component
tāng hot water
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Notes
Similar Characters
燙 scald (trad)蕩 licentious (trad)孟 Mencius昷 to feed a prisoner盂 cup盃 trophy (trad)盅 small cup or bowl盆 basin盈 replete盎 pot盏 small cup or container (simp)盒 small box盔 bowl盘 plate (simp)盛 flourishing盞 small cup (trad)盟 alliance盤 tray (trad/jp)盧 Louvre (trad)簋 container for sacrificial
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
荡
Regular
Modern
Chinese
荡 / 盪 [dàng]
variant of 蕩|荡[dàng]
荡 / 盪 [tàng]
variant of 燙|烫[tàng]; variant of 趟[tàng]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (14)
震荡 [zhèn​dàng] #19,952
to shake up
脑震荡 [nǎo​zhèn​dàng] #9,702
(med.) cerebral concussion
荡漾 [dàng​yàng] #29,497
to ripple
回荡 [huí​dàng] #24,170
to resound
飘荡 [piāo​dàng] #24,682
to drift
荡秋千 [dàng​qiū​qiān] #21,335
to swing (on a swing)
动荡 [dòng​dàng] #18,604
variant of 動蕩|动荡[dòng​dàng]
回肠荡气 [huí​cháng​dàng​qì] #55,999
soul-stirring (of drama, poem or artwork)
悬荡 [xuán​dàng]
to hang
杠荡 [gàng​dàng]
to shake
4 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (9)
蕩ける [とろける] #10,770
to melt (and become soft or liquid)
⭐ 掃討 [そうとう] #19,622
cleaning up (enemy remnants)
脳震盪 [のうしんとう] #38,039
concussion (of the brain)
蕩かす [とろかす] #53,664
to melt (steel, etc.)
蕩々 [とうとう] #89,406
vast
誑す [たらす] #99,550
to cajole
震盪 [しんとう] #121,949
shock
眼球振盪 [がんきゅうしんとう] #312,656
nystagmus (rapid involuntary eye movements)
盪尽 [とうじん]
squander