湯
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tāng · soup, gravy, broth

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Learn every stroke in 湯

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 湯

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Example sentences

Notice where 湯 sits in each complete thought.

Tāng mǔ, yàoshi nǐ bú qù, wǒ yě bú qù.湯姆,要是你不去,我也不去。

Tom, if you're not going, I'm not going either.

Source: Tatoeba #10351912 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ bú zài hé wǒ zhù zài yì qǐ le.湯姆不再和我住在一起了。

Tom no longer lives with me.

Source: Tatoeba #13158660 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ shì wǒ yào zhǎo de rén.湯姆是我要找的人。

Tom is the one I want.

Source: Tatoeba #5574534 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ wèn wǒ wǒ shì bu shì lèi le.湯姆問我我是不是累了。

Tom asked me if I was tired.

Source: Tatoeba #6151298 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhēn de bú tài liǎojiě tāng mǔ.我真的不太了解湯姆。

I really don't know Tom very well.

Source: Tatoeba #13958986 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ jiù shì xiǎng yào wǒ de qián.湯姆就是想要我的錢。

Tom just wants my money.

Source: Tatoeba #6635905 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 湯 in context

  1. Say tāng, then recall the core meaning: soup, gravy, broth.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 湯 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.