堂

táng

t+áng·2nd tone

(main) hall · CL: jiān

Radical: 土 Strokes: 11 HSK 7-9

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

地土城坐场圣基塞墨在塔壁

Same radical

地土城坐场圣基塞墨在塔壁垂境墙

New to Chinese?Start with pinyin·See the learning path

Stroke Order · 11 strokes (click to expand)

Click the button below to start stroke animation

Character Decomposition

堂=尚+土

Etymology

earth

Meanings

(main) hall

large room for a specific purpose

CL: jiān

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

táng

Loading examples…

Words with 堂 509 total

customer area of a store · showroom · dining area of a restaurant店堂diàn táng meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)禅堂chán táng (old) reception room; living room客堂kè táng meeting hall; assembly hall会堂huì táng scripture hall (Buddhism)经堂jīng táng

Idioms with 堂 63 total Chain

lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork) · not presentable · coarse · unrefined不登大雅之堂bù dēng dà yǎ zhī táng lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living · unaware of the disasters ahead · a fool's paradise处堂燕雀chù táng yàn què lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) · fig. to give up · to turn tail打退堂鼓dǎ tuì táng gǔ (lit.) from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) · (fig.) to go to the next level; to attain a higher level登堂入室dēng táng rù shì public courtroom accusation (idiom) · legal confrontation · to take sb to court · to sue对簿公堂duì bù gōng táng