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soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled

6 strokes Dict coverage rank #774 U+6C64

How 汤 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 (semantic, “water”) + 昜 (phonetic, yáng)

components: 氵 昜

How to remember it

soup · Heisig RSH #527

水 water + piglets

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 昜

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 昜 (yáng) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
昜 sound component yáng bright, glorious; to expand, to open up
场 chǎng field, open space; market, square; stage
扬 yáng to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
肠 cháng intestines; emotions; sausage
畅 chàng freely, smoothly; unrestrained
殇 shāng to die young; national mourning
疡 yáng sore, ulcer; infection
觞 shāng wine cup; to propose a toast; feast
炀 yáng to scorch, to roast, to melt
饧 xíng syrup, molasses, malt sugar; sticky

Words containing 汤

WordPinyinMeaning
汤加里罗 Tāng jiā lǐ luó Tongariro, volcanic area on North Island, New Zealand
小汤山 Xiǎo tāng shān Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality
汤力水 tāng lì shuǐ tonic water
金汤力 jīn tāng lì (loanword) gin and tonic
汤原县 Tāng yuán Xiàn Tangyuan, a county in Jiamusi City 佳木斯市[Jia1 mu4 si1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
四物汤 sì wù tāng four-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
肉汤面 ròu tāng miàn noodles in meat soup
心灵鸡汤 xīn líng jī tāng (often used disparagingly) feel-good motivational story or quote (from the Chinese transla…
汤姆·克兰西 Tāng mǔ · Kè lán xī Tom Clancy (1947-2013), US author
头汤 tóu tāng first bouillon, a broth made with ingredients that may later be reboiled to make a second …
汤加群岛 Tāng jiā Qún dǎo Tonga
白汤 bái tāng clear soup; white broth, also called 奶湯|奶汤[nai3 tang1]; decoction of chrysanthemum, liquor…
金汤 jīn tāng impregnable fortress (abbr. for 金城湯池|金城汤池[jin1 cheng2 tang1 chi2])
上汤 shàng tāng (regional) stock (used in Chinese cooking)
高汤 gāo tāng clear soup; soup stock
汤面 tāng miàn noodles in soup
面汤 miàn tāng noodle soup; noodles in soup; noodle broth
蛋花汤 dàn huā tāng clear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable; eggdrop soup
金城汤池 jīn chéng tāng chí impregnable fortress
汤阴县 Tāng yīn Xiàn Tangyin, a county in Anyang City 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 Shi4], Henan