堂 táng hall
hall; cousins
怎么记住“堂”: 𫩠 esteem + 土 earth = hall. The whole village holds its oldest singer in high esteem, and she sings barefoot on the packed earth floor of the village hall.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
堂 = 𫩠 esteem + 土 earth
- 𫩠 esteem sound
- 土 earth meaning
The whole village holds its oldest singer in high esteem, and she sings barefoot on the packed earth floor of the village hall.
How it came to be
In the bronze form, earth at the bottom gives the meaning and the top part the sound.
用法
- 'Hall, large room': 食堂 (shítáng) canteen/cafeteria, 课堂 (kètáng) classroom, 礼堂 (lǐtáng) auditorium.
- 天堂 (tiāntáng) = heaven/paradise, opposite of 地狱 (dìyù) hell: 人间地狱 (rénjiān dìyù) hell on earth.
- Also marks paternal cousins: 堂哥 (tánggē) = older male cousin on the father's side (vs 表 biǎo, maternal side).
含“堂”的汉字
含“堂”的词语
例句
- 老师给孩子们上了一堂课。 Lǎoshī gěi háizimen shàngle yī táng kè.The teacher taught one class to the children.