(táng): dyke, embankment, pool or pond

(táng) is a Chinese character meaning “dyke.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2357 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, earth. Its radical form (earth) appears in many related characters such as (zài, to exist), (, earth, ground), (chǎng, field, place).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. dyke
  2. embankment
  3. pool or pond

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticearth

Decomposition: ⿰土唐 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
chí tángpool
shuǐ tángpool
yú tángfishpond
zǎo tángcommunal bath
西xī xiāng táng qūXixiangtang, a district of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi
běi táng qūBeitang, a district of Wuxi City 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 Shi4], Jiangsu
wěn dìng tángwaste stabilization pond
西xī xiāng tángsee 西鄉塘區|西乡塘区[Xi1 xiang1 tang2 Qu1]
bì fēng tángtyphoon shelter (a cove where boats shelter from strong winds and rough seas, esp. in Hong Kong)
lǐ tángLitang county (Tibetan: li thang rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 z...
lǐ táng xiànLitang county (Tibetan: li thang rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 z...
xīn tángXintang, common town or village name
qián táng jiāngQiantang River, the principal river of Zhejiang Province, eastern China, flowing through Hangzhou and into Hangzhou B...
táng jiǎo yúHong Kong catfish (Clarias fuscus)
píng táng xiànPingtang, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 nan2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zh...
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Total compounds
15
As first character
51
As last character
34
As middle character

appears in 41 compound words: 15 as the first character, 51 as the last, and 34 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

0.5833,504 co-occurrences
qián
0.53310,883 co-occurrences
chí
0.52715,785 co-occurrences
lián
0.4923,624 co-occurrences
0.4761,902 co-occurrences
cūn
0.47431,224 co-occurrences
zhèn
0.44817,748 co-occurrences
竿gān
0.437840 co-occurrences
yóu
0.4358,232 co-occurrences
xiāng
0.4206,624 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

春天到了,农民开始翻播种。

chūn tiān dào le , nóng mín kāi shǐ fān táng bō zhǒng .

Spring has arrived, and farmers have begun turning over their ponds to sow seeds.

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港铁九龙站扶手梯多人滚下跌倒 两名长者受伤

gǎng tiě jiǔ lóng táng zhàn fú shǒu tī duō rén gǔn xià diē dǎo liǎng míng cháng zhě shòu shāng

Two elderly people were injured when many people rolled down the escalator at MTR Kowloon Tong Station

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老翁疑用拐杖袭击白鸽惹街坊报案 警发现鸽...

yóu táng lǎo wēng yí yòng guǎi zhàng xí jī bái gē rě jiē fāng bào àn jǐng fā xiàn gē . . .

The old man in Yau Tong is suspected of attacking the white pigeon with a cane, causing the neighbors to report the case, and the police found the pigeon...

東方日報Feb 2026

商场平台男子堕楼 送院不治

guàn táng shāng chǎng píng tái nán zǐ duò lóu sòng yuàn bù zhì

A man fell from a building on the platform of Kwun Tong Shopping Mall and was sent to hospital for treatment

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彰化竹慈航宫总斗首之争 第三轮PK分胜负 桃园...

zhāng huà zhú táng cí háng gōng zǒng dǒu shǒu zhī zhēng dì sān lún P K fēn shèng fù táo yuán . . .

Changhua Zhutang Cihang Palace overall battle battle third round PK point winner Taoyuan...

Tatoeba

我还是个小男孩时常去池游泳。

Wǒ háishi gè xiǎo nánhái shícháng qù chítáng yóuyǒng.

As a boy, I used to swim in the pond.

Tatoeba

的四周以前种满了大树。

Chítáng de sìzhōu yǐqián zhòng mǎn le dà shù.

There used to be big trees around the pond.

Tatoeba

以前在这个池里有许多青蛙。

Yǐqián zài zhège chítáng lǐ yǒu xǔduō qīngwā.

There used to be a lot of frogs in this pond.

Tatoeba

溪水流进这个池里。

Xīshuǐ liújìn zhège chítáng lǐ.

The stream flows into the pond.

Tatoeba

他扔一块石头到池里。

Tā rēng yī kuài shítou dào chítáng lǐ.

He threw a rock into the pond.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced táng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 塘 (táng) mean in Chinese?
塘 (táng) primarily means "dyke." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2357 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 塘 have?
塘 is written with 13 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 塘?
The radical associated with 塘 is 土 (earth). This radical appears in many characters related to earth.
What are the components of 塘?
塘 is composed of: 土 (semantic), 唐 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰土唐 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 塘?
Common words with 塘 include: 池塘 (chí táng, "pool"); 水塘 (shuǐ táng, "pool"); 鱼塘 (yú táng, "fishpond"); 澡塘 (zǎo táng, "communal bath"); 西乡塘区 (xī xiāng táng qū, "Xixiangtang, a district of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi"). There are over 41 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 塘 (táng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation táng: 糖 (sugar), 汤 (soup), 唐 (Tang dynasty (618–907)), 堂 (hall), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 塘 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 塘 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.