汤 (tāng) — soup; decoction of medicinal herbs; broth
Definition
noun
soupdecoction of medicinal herbsbroth
Measure word · 碗
Examples
- 汤，。Zhè wǎn tāng hěn tàng, děng yí huì r zài hē.This bowl of soup is very hot; wait a while before drinking.
- 汤。Zhōng yī gěi wǒ kāi le sān tiān de tāng.The Chinese medicine doctor prescribed me three days' worth of herbal broth.
- 汤。Zhè jiā diàn de tāng wèi dào hěn hǎo.The soup at this restaurant tastes very good.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 湯; 汤 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng湯tāng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
For 汤, the shape explained is 湯: 氵 is water, and 昜 gives the sound.
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