Chinese words starting with “tang”
12 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable tang. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial t · final ang · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 2
- 2nd tone 5
- 3rd tone 3
- 4th tone 2
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 12 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 躺 | tǎng | v | to recline; to lie down | |
| 2 | 糖 | táng | n | sugar; sweets; candy | |
| 3 | 汤 | tāng | n,nr | soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled | |
| 4 | 趟 | tàng | qv,v | classifier for times, round trips or rows; a time; a trip | |
| 5 | 堂 | táng | q,g | (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture | |
| 6 | 烫 | tàng | v,a | to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot | |
| 7 | 糖尿病 | táng niào bìng | n | diabetes; diabetes mellitus | |
| 8 | 糖果 | táng guǒ | n | candy | |
| 9 | 倘若 | tǎng ruò | c | if; supposing; in case | |
| 10 | 淌 | tǎng | v | to drip; to trickle; to shed (tears) | |
| 11 | 汤圆 | tāng yuán | n | boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival | |
| 12 | 糖葫芦 | táng hú lu | n | sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu |
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