倘 (tǎng): if, supposing, in case
倘 (tǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “if.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 尚 (phonetic). It ranks #2081 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 倘 person. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- if
- supposing
- in case
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倘若 | tǎng ruò | if |
| 倘佯 | cháng yáng | variant of 徜徉[chang2 yang2] |
| 倘然 | tǎng rán | if |
| 倘或 | tǎng huò | if |
| 倘能如此 | tǎng néng rú cǐ | if this can be done |
| 倘如 | tǎng rú | if |
倘 appears in 6 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 倘 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
作为倘民，我们有责任保护环境。
zuò wéi cháng mín , wǒ men yǒu zé rèn bǎo hù huán jìng .
As citizens, we have a responsibility to protect the environment.
特朗普:伊朗或一夜被摧毁 倘7日不达协议 午夜再无大桥发电厂
tè lǎng pǔ : yī lǎng huò yī yè bèi cuī huǐ tǎng 7 rì bù dá xié yì wǔ yè zài wú dà qiáo fā diàn hǎn
【东方日报世界视线】特朗普埋怨北约 倘退群更陷孤立
dōng fāng rì bào shì jiè shì xiàn tè lǎng pǔ mái yuàn běi yuē tǎng tuì qún gēng xiàn gū lì
世界视线:特朗普埋怨北约 倘退群更陷孤立
shì jiè shì xiàn : tè lǎng pǔ mái yuàn běi yuē tǎng tuì qún gēng xiàn gū lì
套息拖弱港滙 倘走资势扯高拆息
tào xī tuō ruò gǎng 滙 tǎng zǒu zī shì chě gāo chāi xī
Carry trades are dragging down the Hong Kong dollar; capital outflows could push up the Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate
内地研究中东事务学者分析倘伊朗成亲美政府 或干扰中伊能源合作
nèi dì yán jiū zhōng dōng shì wù xué zhě fēn xī tǎng yī lǎng chéng qīn měi zhèng fǔ huò gān rǎo zhōng yī néng yuán gě zuò
Scholars of Middle East affairs in the mainland analyze that if Iran becomes a pro-US government, it may interfere with China-Iran energy cooperation
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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