Pronunciation

Characters pronounced tang.

12 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 12 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

烫 tàng scald, heat; wash; iron clothes 趟 tàng time, occasion; take journey 唐 táng Tang dynasty; Chinese 堂 táng hall; government office 塘 táng pond; tank; dike, embankment 棠 táng natural crab apple tree; wild plums 糖 táng sugar; candy; sweets 膛 táng chest; hollow space, cavity 汤 tāng natural hot water; soup, gravy, broth 倘 tǎng artistic if, supposing, in event of 淌 tǎng trickle; flow down; drip 躺 tǎng lie down, recline

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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