塘
dyke; embankment; pool or pond; hot-water bathing pool
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How 塘 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
土 (semantic, “earth”) + 唐 (phonetic, táng)
How to remember it
pool · Heisig RSH #2225
ground + 唐 Tang
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 唐
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 唐 (táng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 唐 sound component | táng | the Tang dynasty; Chinese; empty, exaggerated; surname |
| 糖 | táng | candy, sugar, sweets |
| 搪 | táng | to parry, to block; to ward off, to evade |
| 醣 | táng | carbohydrate |
| 溏 | táng | pool, pond; not hardened, semi-soft |
| 瑭 | táng | a kind of jade |
| 螗 | táng | a kind of cicada |
Words containing 塘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平塘县 | Píng táng Xiàn | Pingtang, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 nan2 B… |
| 理塘县 | Lǐ táng Xiàn | Litang, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi… |
| 巴塘县 | Bā táng Xiàn | Batang, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi… |
| 西乡塘区 | Xī xiāng táng Qū | Xixiangtang, a district of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 塘角鱼 | táng jiǎo yú | Hong Kong catfish (Clarias fuscus) |
| 钱塘区 | Qián táng Qū | Qiantang, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 钱塘江 | Qián táng Jiāng | Qiantang River, the principal river of Zhejiang Province, eastern China, flowing through H… |
| 西乡塘 | Xī xiāng táng | see 西鄉塘區|西乡塘区[Xi1 xiang1 tang2 Qu1] |
| 水塘 | shuǐ táng | pool |
| 平塘 | Píng táng | see 平塘縣|平塘县[Ping2 tang2 Xian4] |
| 理塘 | Lǐ táng | see 理塘縣|理塘县[Li3 tang2 Xian4] |
| 巴塘 | Bā táng | see 巴塘縣|巴塘县[Ba1 tang2 Xian4] |
| 火塘 | huǒ táng | indoor fire pit |
| 鱼塘 | yú táng | fishpond |
| 避风塘 | bì fēng táng | typhoon shelter (a cove where boats shelter from strong winds and rough seas, esp. in Hong… |
| 荷塘区 | Hé táng Qū | Hetang, a district of Zhuzhou City 株洲市[Zhu1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan |
| 钱塘潮 | Qián táng cháo | tidal bore of the Qiantang River 錢塘江|钱塘江[Qian2 tang2 Jiang1] in Zhejiang |
| 稳定塘 | wěn dìng táng | waste stabilization pond |
| 岳塘区 | Yuè táng Qū | Yuetang, a district of Xiangtan City 湘潭市[Xiang1 tan2 Shi4], Hunan |
| 钱塘 | Qián táng | see 錢塘江|钱塘江[Qian2 tang2 Jiang1]; see 錢塘區|钱塘区[Qian2 tang2 Qu1] |