唐 - Dong Chinese dictionary

táng

exaggerate

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 庚 represents the sound.

Components

口 Meaning component

kǒu

mouth

庚 Sound component

gēng

7th heavenly stem

唐 and 庚 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.唐 /*r̥ˤaŋ/, /*[N-]rˤaŋ/, /*[N].rˤaŋ/
庚 /*kˤraŋ/

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

唐

táng

Tang dynasty; Chinese; to exaggerate; empty; in vain; old variant of 螗[táng]

唐

Táng

Tang dynasty (618-907); surname Tang

Most common words with 唐

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	唐	empty
	荒唐	beyond belief
	唐山	Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei
	唐代	Tang dynasty (618-907)
	唐人街	Chinatown

Component uses

Sound component in 7 characters (1 verified)

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Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*r̥ˤaŋ	thang	tāng	name of first Shang ruler
*[N-]rˤaŋ	dang	táng	exaggerate; great
*[N].rˤaŋ	dang	táng	棠棣 cherry tree