Spot 堂
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
堂 component
táng · hall, large room; government office; cousins
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 堂
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue堂Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 堂.
樘=
木
膛=
月
瞠=
目
镗=
钅
螳=
虫
蹚=
𧾷
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 堂 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
胸膛xiōngtáng
chest
HSK 3.0 · L7-9上膛shàng tángroof of the mouth
上牙膛shàng yá tángpalate
南派螳螂nán pài táng lángChow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art
枪膛qiāng tángbore of a gun
樘tángpillar, post, door frame
滑膛huá tángsmoothbore
炉膛lú tángfurnace chamber
炸膛zhà táng瞠目chēng mùto stare
瞠目结舌chēng mù jié shé瞠目以对chēng mù yǐ duìto return only a blank stare