Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

pond

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “tang” becomes a different word in each tone. 塘 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 池塘chí tángpool; pond
  • 水塘shuǐ tángpool
  • 火塘huǒ tángindoor fire pit
  • 鱼塘yú tángfishpond
  • 塘鹅táng épelican (Morus bassanus); gannet; booby

Example Sentence

池塘里的荷叶上停着一只青蛙。Chí táng lǐ de hé yè shàng tíng zhe yì zhī qīng wā.A frog sits on a lotus leaf in the pond.

池塘Chí tángpoolinsidedeofHollandleafshàngontíngto stopzhe(ongoing action)onezhīonly青蛙qīng wāfrog (CL:只)