Chinese Word: 湯 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

湯 (Simplified: 汤)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(湯湯)大水急流的樣子，如“河水湯湯”，“浩浩湯湯”。

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熱水：湯雪。赴湯蹈火。揚湯止沸。
②煮東西的汁液：米湯。蔘湯。
③烹調後汁特別多的食物：雞湯。菜湯。清湯。
④專指溫泉(現多用於地名)：湯泉(溫泉)。湯山(在中國北京市)。
⑤中藥的劑型：湯劑。湯藥。
⑥姓氏。
Example Words:

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

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1		tā 她 jīng cháng 經常 zhǔ tāng 煮湯。 She often boils soup.
2		tā yòng 他用 sháo zi 勺子 chī 吃 tāng 湯。 He ate soup with a spoon.
3		tā 她 huì 會 yòng 用 chǎo guō 炒鍋 zhǔ tāng 煮湯。 She can use a wok to make soup.
4		zhè ge 這個 tāng 湯 hěn 很 nóng 濃， hěn 很 kě kǒu 可口。 This soup is thick and delicious.
5		wǒ de mǔ qīn 我的母親 zhǔ 煮 le 了 yī guō 一鍋 jī tāng 雞湯。 My mother cooked a pot of chicken soup.

1		tā 她 jīng cháng 經常 zhǔ tāng 煮湯。 She often boils soup.
2		tā yòng 他用 sháo zi 勺子 chī 吃 tāng 湯。 He ate soup with a spoon.
3		tā 她 huì 會 yòng 用 chǎo guō 炒鍋 zhǔ tāng 煮湯。 She can use a wok to make soup.
4		zhè ge 這個 tāng 湯 hěn 很 nóng 濃， hěn 很 kě kǒu 可口。 This soup is thick and delicious.
5		wǒ de mǔ qīn 我的母親 zhǔ 煮 le 了 yī guō 一鍋 jī tāng 雞湯。 My mother cooked a pot of chicken soup.