懂中文 Dong Chinese

唐

táng

exaggerate

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 庚 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

庚 sound component

庚  Sound component

gēng

  

7th heavenly stem

Evolution

唐 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
唐 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
唐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
唐 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
唐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

唐  

táng

Tang dynasty; Chinese; to exaggerate; empty; in vain; old variant of 螗[táng]

唐  

Táng

Tang dynasty (618-907); surname Tang

Most common words with 唐
Freq.
Word
Meaning

唐

empty

荒唐

beyond belief

唐山

Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei

唐代

Tang dynasty (618-907)

唐人街

Chinatown

Component uses

Sound component in 7 characters (1 verified)

糖 塘 搪 瑭 醣 溏 螗