荡 — Chinese character
荡
dàng
pond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe out
- Pinyin
- dàng
- Radical
- 140 ⾋ (Grass)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 艹 汤
- Formation
- ideographic — Hot water 汤 wiping out plant life 艹; 汤 also provides the pronunciation
- Traditional
- 盪 蕩
Common words with 荡
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 动荡 (動盪) | dòng dàng | variant of 动荡 (dòng dàng) |
| 动荡 (動蕩) | dòng dàng | unrest (social or political); turmoil |
| 震荡 (震盪) | zhèn dàng | to shake up; to jolt |
| 震荡 (震蕩) | zhèn dàng | to vibrate; to shake |
| 荡妇 (蕩婦) | dàng fù | prostitute; floozy; slut |
| 淫荡 (淫蕩) | yín dàng | loose in morals; lascivious |
| 扫荡 (掃蕩) | sǎo dàng | (military) to mop up; to crack down on; to eradicate |
| 游荡 (遊蕩) | yóu dàng | to wander; to roam about |
| 激荡 (激盪) | jī dàng | to rage; to dash |
| 激荡 (激蕩) | jī dàng | to rage; to dash |
| 放荡 (放蕩) | fàng dàng | licentious; wanton |
| 振荡 (振蕩) | zhèn dàng | vibration; oscillation |
English words written with 荡
- deserted
- unrest
- vibration
- lewd
- commotion
- vibrate
- fluttering
- grandiose
- oscillation
- oscillator
- brainstorm
- magnanimous
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.