Chinese Word: 湯 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

湯 (Simplified: 汤)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:昜 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 昜 [ yáng ] bright, glorious; to expand, to open up

Similar Characters: 淂

Pinyin: shāng

English Definition:rushing current

Chinese Definition:
①(汤汤)大水急流的样子，如“河水汤汤”，“浩浩汤汤”。

Pinyin: tāng

English Definition:soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled; surname Tang

Chinese Definition:
①热水：汤雪。赴汤蹈火。扬汤止沸。
②煮东西的汁液：米汤。参汤。
③烹调后汁特别多的食物：鸡汤。菜汤。清汤。
④专指温泉(现多用于地名)：汤泉(温泉)。汤山(在中国北京市)。
⑤中药的剂型：汤剂。汤药。
⑥姓氏。

Example Words:

湯圓HSK 5	tāng yuán	boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival
湯藥	tāng yào	tisane; decoction (Chinese medicine)
湯匙	tāng chí	soup spoon; tablespoon; Classifiers: 把

1		tā 她 jīng cháng 经常 zhǔ tāng 煮汤。 She often boils soup.
2		tā yòng 他用 sháo zi 勺子 chī 吃 tāng 汤。 He ate soup with a spoon.
3		tā 她 huì 会 yòng 用 chǎo guō 炒锅 zhǔ tāng 煮汤。 She can use a wok to make soup.
4		zhè ge 这个 tāng 汤 hěn 很 nóng 浓， hěn 很 kě kǒu 可口。 This soup is thick and delicious.
5		wǒ de mǔ qīn 我的母亲 zhǔ 煮 le 了 yī guō 一锅 jī tāng 鸡汤。 My mother cooked a pot of chicken soup.

1		tā 她 jīng cháng 经常 zhǔ tāng 煮汤。 She often boils soup.
2		tā yòng 他用 sháo zi 勺子 chī 吃 tāng 汤。 He ate soup with a spoon.
3		tā 她 huì 会 yòng 用 chǎo guō 炒锅 zhǔ tāng 煮汤。 She can use a wok to make soup.
4		zhè ge 这个 tāng 汤 hěn 很 nóng 浓， hěn 很 kě kǒu 可口。 This soup is thick and delicious.
5		wǒ de mǔ qīn 我的母亲 zhǔ 煮 le 了 yī guō 一锅 jī tāng 鸡汤。 My mother cooked a pot of chicken soup.