盪 meaning and stroke order
Pond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe out
How to write 盪, stroke by stroke
17 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 盪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- variant of 蕩|荡[dang4]
How 盪 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Hot soup 湯 in a bowl 皿; 湯 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 皿 (dish), shared by 28 characters on this site.
How to remember 盪
Picture hot soup 湯 (tāng) sloshing back and forth in a bowl 皿 (mǐn). That rocking liquid is the idea of shaking and rippling, and 湯 also hints at the sound dàng.
盪 is a variant of 蕩, and in simplified Chinese both are written 荡. You will mostly see 盪 in traditional texts, especially for swinging or rocking motion, as in 盪鞦韆 (dàng qiūqiān, to swing on a swing). In mainland words like 动荡 (dòngdàng, turmoil) and 回荡 (huídàng, to reverberate), the form is 荡.
Common mistake: Learners often read 盪 as tāng because of the 湯 on top, but the character is pronounced dàng with a fourth tone. Also do not confuse it with 湯 itself, which means soup and lacks the 皿 bowl underneath.
Common words with 盪
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 盪
How many strokes are in 盪?
盪 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 盪 mean?
盪 (dàng) means pond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe out. A common word with it is 动荡 (dòngdàng), meaning "unrest (social or political); turmoil".
How do you pronounce 盪?
盪 is pronounced dàng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 盪?
The radical of 盪 is 皿, which carries the idea of "dish". Dictionaries list 盪 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 盪?
盪 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 荡, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Should I write 盪 or 蕩 in traditional Chinese?
Both appear in traditional Chinese, and usage varies by region and word. 盪 is common for physical swinging or sloshing, like 盪鞦韆, while 蕩 is common in words like 放蕩 (fàngdàng, dissolute). In simplified Chinese, both become 荡.
How do I say concussion with this character?
The word is 脑震荡 (nǎozhèndàng) in simplified Chinese, written 腦震盪 in traditional. It literally means the brain being shaken.