tǎng

Traditional: 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

Stroke order for 躺

Examples

He was so tired that he lay on the bed.

Please lie down and relax.

shā

She is lying on the sofa reading.

The patient needs to rest lying down.

cǎo

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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This word is part of lesson 23.