糖 meaning and stroke order
Sugar; sweets; candy
How to write 糖, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 糖
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- sugar
- sweets
- candy
- old variant of 糖[tang2]
How 糖 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Rice.
米 gives the meaning and 唐 hints at the sound.
Radical: 米 (rice), shared by 50 characters on this site.
How to remember 糖
糖 combines 米 (mǐ, rice) on the left with 唐 (táng) on the right, which gives the sound. Think of sugar as something sweet made from grain, like rice candy, that sounds like táng.
糖 means sugar in cooking and also candy or sweets in general. It appears in many everyday words like 糖果 (tángguǒ, candy) and 口香糖 (kǒuxiāngtáng, chewing gum). Example: 咖啡里别放糖。(Kāfēi lǐ bié fàng táng.) Don't put sugar in the coffee.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write only 唐 (táng) and forget the 米 on the left, since both share the same sound. 唐 alone refers to the Tang dynasty or is a surname, not sugar.
Common words with 糖
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 糖果 | tángguǒ | candy | HSK 7-9 |
| 口香糖 | kǒuxiāngtáng | chewing gum | HSK 7-9 |
| 糖尿病 | tángniàobìng | diabetes; diabetes mellitus | HSK 7-9 |
| 砂糖 | shātáng | granulated sugar | HSK 7-9 |
| 喜糖 | xǐtáng | sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) | HSK 7-9 |
| 糖浆 | tángjiāng | syrup | |
| 蜜糖 | mìtáng | honey | |
| 软糖 | ruǎntáng | soft candy (gummi candy, gumdrop, jellybean etc) | |
| 棒棒糖 | bàngbàngtáng | lollipop; sucker | |
| 焦糖 | jiāotáng | caramel | |
| 血糖 | xuètáng | blood sugar | |
| 薄荷糖 | bòhetáng | mint (confectionery) | |
| 糖霜 | tángshuāng | frosting; icing | |
| 葡萄糖 | pútaotáng | glucose C6H12O6 |
糖 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 糖
How many strokes are in 糖?
糖 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 糖 mean?
糖 (táng) means sugar; sweets; candy. A common word with it is 糖果 (tángguǒ), meaning "candy".
How do you pronounce 糖?
糖 is pronounced táng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 糖?
The radical of 糖 is 米, which carries the idea of "rice". Dictionaries list 糖 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 糖?
The traditional form of 糖 is 餹. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 糖 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 糖 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 糖 is part of the HSK 3 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
What are 喜糖 (xǐtáng) at a Chinese wedding?
喜糖 are candies handed out to share happiness, especially at weddings. People may jokingly ask a couple 什么时候吃你们的喜糖？(Shénme shíhou chī nǐmen de xǐtáng?), meaning "When are you getting married?"
Does 糖 show up in medical words?
Yes. 糖尿病 (tángniàobìng) means diabetes, literally "sugar urine illness." 血糖 (xuètáng) means blood sugar.