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倘

2 readings · tap one to hear it

if; supposing; in case

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
10
Radical
人 +8
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
倘
Common rank
#3,534
Unicode
U+5018

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 倘 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 meaning “person” + 尚 sound ( shàng )

Components 亻 尚

How to remember it

if · Heisig RSH #2073

人 person + 尚 esteem

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 倘

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
倘能如此 tǎng néng rú cǐ if this can be done
倘然 tǎng rán if; supposing that; leisurely
倘如 tǎng rú if
倘若 tǎng ruò if; supposing; in case
倘或 tǎng huò if; supposing that
倘佯 cháng yáng variant of 徜徉[chang2 yang2]

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 尚 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
尚 sound part shàng still, yet; even; fairly, rather
常 cháng common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly
党 dǎng political party, gang, faction
堂 táng hall, large room; government office; cousins
掌 zhǎng in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot
赏 shǎng reward; to appreciate; to bestow, to grant
尝 cháng to taste; to experience, to experiment with
躺 tǎng to recline, to lie down
敞 chǎng wide, open, spacious
棠 táng crabapple tree; wild plum
趟 tàng time, occasion; to make a journey
淌 tǎng to trickle down, to flow, to drip; to shed tears
裳 cháng skirt, petticoat; beautiful
惝 chǎng alarmed, agitated
徜 cháng to linger, to walk back and forth
绱 shàng the sole of a shoe; to patch, to sole
䠀 chǎng to meditate; to sit cross-legged
牚 chēng variant of 撐|撑[cheng1]