躺
tǎngTraditional: 躺
#1110 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to lie down, to recline
Word origin
A phono-semantic compound built on the body radical with a phonetic element. It describes the body stretched out flat.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 身 (body) + 尚 (shàng, phonetic)
Stroke order
躺
Examples
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He was so tired that he lay on the bed.
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Please lie down and relax.
沙。
She is lying on the sofa reading.
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The patient needs to rest lying down.
草。
A few people are lying on the grass.
躺 (tǎng) means to lie down, to recline. The body radical on the left signals it is a posture of the whole body.
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