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躺

to recline; to lie down

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How 躺 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

身 (semantic, “body”) + 尚 (phonetic, shàng)

components: 身 尚

How to remember it

lie down · Heisig RSH #2293

身 somebody + 尚 esteem

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 尚

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 尚 (shàng) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
尚 sound component shàng still, yet; even; fairly, rather
常 cháng common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly
党 dǎng political party, gang, faction
堂 táng hall, large room; government office; cousins
掌 zhǎng in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot
赏 shǎng reward; to appreciate; to bestow, to grant
尝 cháng to taste; to experience, to experiment with
敞 chǎng wide, open, spacious
棠 táng crabapple tree; wild plum
趟 tàng time, occasion; to make a journey
倘 tǎng if, supposing, in event of
淌 tǎng to trickle down, to flow, to drip; to shed tears
裳 cháng skirt, petticoat; beautiful
惝 chǎng alarmed, agitated
徜 cháng to linger, to walk back and forth
绱 shàng the sole of a shoe; to patch, to sole
䠀 chǎng to meditate; to sit cross-legged
牚 chēng variant of 撐|撑[cheng1]

Words containing 躺

WordPinyinMeaning
躺着也中枪 tǎng zhe yě zhòng qiāng (Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down; (fig.) to be unfairly targeted
地躺拳 dì tǎng quán Di Tang Quan - "Ground-Prone Fist"; "Ground Tumbling Boxing" - Martial Art
躺下 tǎng xià to lie down
躺平 tǎng píng to lie stretched out; (neologism, attested by 2021) to opt out of the rat race
躺倒 tǎng dǎo to lie down
横躺 héng tǎng to lie flat
躺枪 tǎng qiāng (neologism, attested by 2014) (coll.) to be criticized, blamed or implicated in sth despit…
横躺竖卧 héng tǎng shù wò to lie down all over the place; exhausted and in disarray
葛优躺 Gě Yōu tǎng see 北京癱|北京瘫[Bei3 jing1 tan1]
躺尸 tǎng shī (deprecatory) to lie motionless (asleep, drunk, lazing etc)
侧躺 cè tǎng to lie down (on one's side)
斜躺 xié tǎng to recline
仰躺 yǎng tǎng to lie on one's back
躺椅 tǎng yǐ deck chair; recliner; couch; lounge
躺赢 tǎng yíng to win without needing to even lift a finger; victory presented on a platter