• 1616th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 75 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
waterN/ANo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tāng (Tang1)surname Tang
2. shāng (shang1)rushing current
3. tāng (tang1)soup • hot or boiling water • decoction of medicinal herbs • water in which sth has been boiled

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shāng (shang1)The component is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

泡汤 (泡湯)
汤匙 (湯匙)
汤圆 (湯圓)
汤姆 (湯姆)
汤汁 (湯汁)
鸡汤 (雞湯)

Uncommon

换汤不换药 (換湯不換藥)
清汤 (清湯)
汤加 (湯加)
汤勺 (湯勺)
汤包 (湯包)
汤料 (湯料)
浓汤 (濃湯)
肉汤 (肉湯)
落汤鸡 (落湯雞)
蛋花汤 (蛋花湯)
赴汤蹈火 (赴湯蹈火)
高汤 (高湯)
面汤 (麵湯)

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  • 1143rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 108 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yuán (yuan2)circle • round • circular • spherical • (of the moon) full • unit of Chinese currency (Yuan) • tactful • to justify

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yuán (yuan2)The component is pronounced as 'yuán' (yuan2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

圆满 (圓滿)
圆领 (圓領)
团圆 (團圓)
桂圆 (桂圓)
汤圆 (湯圓)

Uncommon

圆圈 (圓圈)
圆梦 (圓夢)
圆子 (圓子)
圆形 (圓形)
圆明园 (圓明園)
圆月 (圓月)
圆桌 (圓桌)
圆滑 (圓滑)
圆滚滚 (圓滾滾)
圆润 (圓潤)
圆珠笔 (圓珠筆)
圆筒 (圓筒)
圆舞曲 (圓舞曲)
圆通 (圓通)
圆点 (圓點)
方圆 (方圓)
椭圆 (橢圓)
花好月圆 (花好月圓)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.