淌 (tǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “to flow”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 尚 (still; yet; to esteem), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 尚
Left–right structure
Structure from: makemeahanzi decomposition ⿰氵尚 (pictophonetic: semantic 氵, phonetic 尚); cjkvi-ids ⿰氵尚 (modern form checked against hanzi-writer-data strokes 0–2 氵, 3–10 尚)
Memory aid
Water (氵) runs down the side of a house (尚) — it trickles and flows.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 流淌liú tǎngto flow (of water, tears, etc.)淌 = tǎng
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All readings
to flow; to drip
to flow; to trickle; to drip; to shed (tears, sweat)
（液体）往下流。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 流淌liú tǎngto flow (of water, tears, etc.)淌 = tǎng
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 淌 mean?
淌 (tǎng) means to flow; to trickle; to drip; to shed (tears, sweat).
How do you pronounce 淌?
It is pronounced tǎng.
What parts is 淌 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 尚 (still; yet; to esteem), side by side. The recorded source is: makemeahanzi decomposition ⿰氵尚 (pictophonetic: semantic 氵, phonetic 尚); cjkvi-ids ⿰氵尚 (modern form checked against hanzi-writer-data strokes 0–2 氵, 3–10 尚). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 淌 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 淌?
氵. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 淌?
Common ones are 流淌. The reading of 淌 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.