soup
湯 is a 12 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as tāng in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as shāng.
In simplified Chinese the character 汤 is used.
It is made up of the components 氵 (water) and 昜 (expand/bright).
3 stories have been written about this character — see all
<soup>'s EASY to make. Just cook meat in WATER *on the stovetop*. Use [tong]s to inspect the meat.
by vms5q
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 湯
Definitions for 湯 pronounced as tāng
- surname Tang
- soup
- hot or boiling water
- decoction of medicinal herbs
- water in which sth has been boiled
Definitions for 湯 pronounced as shāng
- rushing current
Vocabulary
The most common words for 湯 — see all
- boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival
- chicken stock
- to dawdle
- to go slow deliberately
- to fizzle out
- to have all one's hopes dashed
Collections
Collections which contain 湯 — see all
A Course in Contemporary Chinese Lesson 5 Part 1
by CharlieHorse ※ 32 characters
3a - Taiwan Benchmarks for the Chinese Language
by russell359 ※ 200 characters
Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 2
by Wo334 ※ 222 characters
Favourites
by 陳志尚 ※ 21 characters