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汤

tāng

soup

A bowl with a ladle
Memory picture

Character

汤 tāng

Strokes
6
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 昜 bright, glorious
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我喝热汤。 Wǒ hē rè tāng. I drink hot soup.
  • 汤很好喝。 Tāng hěn hǎohē. The soup tastes very good.
  • 这碗汤热。 Zhè wǎn tāng rè. This bowl of soup is hot.

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