Chinese symbol for “imposing”
堂皇
táng huáng
imposing; grand
The closest CC-CEDICT match for imposing is 堂皇 (táng huáng), defined as: imposing; grand.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “imposing”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伟岸 (偉岸) | wěi àn | imposing; upright and tall |
| 大气 (大氣) | dà qì | atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish |
| 雄 | xióng | male; staminate |
| 宏伟 (宏偉) | hóng wěi | grand; imposing |
| 威严 (威嚴) | wēi yán | dignified; imposing |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 堂皇.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教堂 | jiào táng | church; chapel; measure word: 座 (zuò), 所 (suǒ), 间 (jiān) |
| 天堂 | tiān táng | paradise; heaven |
| 课堂 (課堂) | kè táng | classroom (间 (jiān)); class session |
| 食堂 | shí táng | dining hall; cafeteria; 个 (gè),间 (jiān) |
| 学堂 (學堂) | xué táng | college; school (old) |
| 礼堂 (禮堂) | lǐ táng | assembly hall; auditorium; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
| 皇帝 | huáng dì | emperor; 个 (gè) |
| 皇家 | huáng jiā | royal; imperial household |
See also: Japanese symbol for “imposing”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.