Chinese Character 堂 Meanings and components.

Form

堂

Meaning

堂 meaning[3] in English

(Main) Hall.

Large Room For A Specific Purpose.

Cl:間|间[Jian1].

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 堂 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Shang (尚) , and Tu (ethnic group) (土)

Its radical[1] is: 土 (tu3) which means: Tu (Ethnic Group), Surname Tu, .土tu3Tu (ethnic …

In cangjie it is written with FBRG

How to write 堂

To write堂tang2(main) hall you should write a combination of 尚shang4surname Shang , 土tu3Tu (ethnic … arranged in a 吕 shape:

尚 + 土 = 堂

堂 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 堂 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 堂, looks as follow:

堂
Pinyin:tang2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (Main) Hall . Large Room For A Specific Purpose . Cl:間|间[Jian1] . 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
尚
Pinyin:shang4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Shang
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young
冋
Pinyin:jiong1 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Archaic Variant Of 坰[Jiong1]
冂
Pinyin:jiong1
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 13), Occurring In 用, 同, 网 Etc . See Also 同字框[Tong2 Zi4 Kuang4]
囗
Pinyin:wei2
Meaning[3]: Enclosure
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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