趟 meaning and stroke order
Classifier for times, round trips or rows; a time; a trip
How to write 趟, stroke by stroke
15 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 趟
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- classifier for times, round trips or rows
- a time
- a trip
- to wade
- to trample
- to turn the soil
- old variant of 趟[tang1]
How 趟 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Walk.
走 gives the meaning and 尚 hints at the sound.
Radical: 走 (to walk), shared by 22 characters on this site.
How to remember 趟
趟 combines 走 (zǒu, to walk) with 尚 (shàng), which gives the sound. Picture yourself walking 走 out and back to count one trip, one 趟.
趟 (tàng) is mostly used as a measure word for trips or round journeys, often with verbs like 去, 来, 跑 or 走. 我去了一趟北京。 (Wǒ qù le yí tàng Běijīng.) I made a trip to Beijing.
Common mistake: Learners often use 次 (cì) and 趟 interchangeably, but 趟 stresses a journey there and back, so 我去了三趟超市 counts trips, while 次 just counts times. Also do not confuse 趟 with 躺 (tǎng, to lie down), which has 身 instead of 走.
趟 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 趟
How many strokes are in 趟?
趟 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 趟 mean?
趟 (tàng) means classifier for times, round trips or rows; a time; a trip.
How do you pronounce 趟?
趟 is pronounced tàng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 趟?
The radical of 趟 is 走, which carries the idea of "to walk". Dictionaries list 趟 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 趟?
The traditional form of 趟 is 䠀. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 趟 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 趟 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 趟 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Where does 趟 go in a sentence with an object?
It usually follows the verb and 了, and the place can come after it, as in 跑了一趟银行 (pǎo le yí tàng yínháng), went to the bank once. With a pronoun, it often comes after: 我去找他一趟.
What does 趟 mean when read tāng?
Read tāng, it means to wade through water, as in 趟水过河 (tāng shuǐ guò hé), to wade across a river. This reading is less common than tàng.