溏 (táng): half congealed, pond

溏 (táng) is a Chinese character meaning “half congealed.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 唐 (phonetic). It ranks #4827 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 溏 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 河 (hé, river), 海 (hǎi, sea), 洋 (yáng, ocean).

Spoken pronunciation
Radical: 氵 water13 strokesFrequency #4827氵 semantic唐 phonetic

Definitions

  1. half congealed
  2. pond

Etymology & Origin

溏

pictophoneticwater

Decomposition: ⿰氵唐 (layout: left-right)

Components:氵semantic唐phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
溏心táng xīnsoft yolk (of a cooked egg)
溏便táng biàn(TCM) unformed stool
2
Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

溏 appears in 2 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.

Example Sentences

少数派Aug 2026

好用的食材比如： 鸡胸肉、虾、三文鱼、豆腐、溏心蛋 。

hǎo yòng de shí cái bǐ rú : jī xiōng ròu , xiā , sān wén yú , dòu fǔ , táng xīn dàn .

Some great ingredients to use include: chicken breast, shrimp, salmon, tofu, and soft-boiled eggs.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component

没méi活huó海hǎi清qīng消xiāo流liú满mǎn注zhù激jī洛luò

Related Characters

河hé海hǎi洋yáng江jiāng湖hú溪xī流liú池chí汤tāng汁zhī

Homophones — Characters pronounced táng

糖táng塘táng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 溏 (táng) mean in Chinese?
溏 (táng) primarily means "half congealed." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #4827 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 溏 have?
溏 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 溏?
The radical associated with 溏 is 氵 (water). This radical appears in many characters related to water.
What are the components of 溏?
溏 is composed of: 氵 (semantic), 唐 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰氵唐 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 溏?
Common words with 溏 include: 溏心 (táng xīn, "soft yolk (of a cooked egg)"); 溏便 (táng biàn, "(TCM) unformed stool"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 溏 (táng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation táng: 糖 (sugar), 塘 (dyke). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 溏 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 溏 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.