塘 meaning and stroke order
Pond, tank; dike, embankment
How to write 塘, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 塘
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- dyke
- embankment
- pool or pond
- hot-water bathing pool
How 塘 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Earth.
土 gives the meaning and 唐 hints at the sound.
Radical: 土 (soil), shared by 183 characters on this site.
How to remember 塘
Earth 土 (tǔ) on the left shows the dirt banks that hold water, and 唐 (táng) on the right gives the sound. Picture people piling up earth to make a pond or a dike.
塘 (táng) usually appears in compound words like 池塘 (chítáng) and 水塘 (shuǐtáng) for a small pond, and it is common in place names in southern China. Example: 池塘里有很多鱼。(Chítáng lǐ yǒu hěn duō yú.) There are a lot of fish in the pond.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 塘 (táng) with 糖 (táng, sugar) and 唐 (táng, the Tang dynasty) because all three sound the same. Remember that 土 means earth, so 塘 is the pond, while 米 in 糖 points to food.
Common words with 塘
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 池塘 | chítáng | pool; pond | HSK 7-9 |
| 水塘 | shuǐtáng | pool |
塘 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 塘
How many strokes are in 塘?
塘 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 塘 mean?
塘 (táng) means pond, tank; dike, embankment. A common word with it is 池塘 (chítáng), meaning "pool; pond".
How do you pronounce 塘?
塘 is pronounced táng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 塘?
The radical of 塘 is 土, which carries the idea of "soil". Dictionaries list 塘 under this radical.
Is 塘 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 塘 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 池塘 and 湖?
池塘 (chítáng) is a small pond, often natural or dug by people near a village. 湖 (hú) is a lake, which is much larger.
Can 塘 be used by itself?
It sometimes appears alone in names or set phrases, but in everyday speech people usually say 池塘 or 水塘. It is also found in place names such as 塘沽 (Tánggū) in Tianjin.