Meaning of 堂
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
táng
- (main) hall
- large room for a specific purpose
- relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
- of the same clan
- classifier for classes, lectures etc
- classifier for sets of furniture
Measure word: 間|间
堂 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
有个朋友正在大堂等我。
I have a friend waiting for me in the lobby.
我不知道汤姆是你的堂兄。
I didn't know Tom was your cousin.
他们每星期日都去教堂做礼拜。
They go to church on Sunday morning.
这里以前有一间教堂。
There used to be a church here.
十字架被搬到了教堂。
The cross was moved to the church.
Stroke order for each character
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堂 táng · hall · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 堂.
| 课堂 | kètáng | classroom (CL:間|间[jian1]); class session |
| 食堂 | shítáng | dining hall; cafeteria |
| 教堂 | jiàotáng | church; chapel |
| 天堂 | tiāntáng | paradise; heaven |
| 礼堂 | lǐtáng | assembly hall; auditorium |
| 殿堂 | diàntáng | palace; hall |
| 学堂 | xuétáng | college; school (old) |
| 哄堂大笑 | hōngtáng-dàxiào | the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom) |
| 大堂 | dàtáng | lobby |
| 名堂 | míngtang | item (in a program of entertainments); trick (act of mischief) |
| 堂兄 | tángxiōng | older male patrilineal cousin |
| 澡堂 | zǎotáng | public baths |
Questions about 堂
What does 堂 mean?
堂 (táng) means "(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose" and is used as a measure word.
How do you write 堂?
堂 is made of 1 character: 堂 (11 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 堂 an HSK word?
Yes. 堂 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.