Dong Chinese dictionary

táng

pond

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 唐 represents the sound.

Components

土 Meaning component

tǔ

earth

唐 Sound component

táng

exaggerate

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

táng

pond; tank; dike, embankment; dyke; embankment; pool or pond; hot-water bathing pool

Most common words with 塘

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	池塘	pool
	塘	dyke
	水塘	pool
	钱塘江	Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[Hángzhōu] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[ZhèjiāngShěng]
	塘沽	Tanggu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區\|滨海新区[Bīnhǎixīnqū]

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