Chinese symbol for “soup”
汤
tāng
Traditional: 湯
soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled
The closest CC-CEDICT match for soup is 汤 (tāng), defined as: soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “soup”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汤汁 (湯汁) | tāng zhī | soup; broth |
| 羹汤 (羹湯) | gēng tāng | soup |
| 歠 | chuò | (literary) to drink; to sip |
| 膷 | xiāng | hashed beef; soup |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 汤.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鸡汤 (雞湯) | jī tāng | chicken stock; chicken soup |
| 泡汤 (泡湯) | pào tāng | (coll.) to fizzle out; to come to nothing; to dawdle; to stall |
| 汤匙 (湯匙) | tāng chí | soup spoon; tablespoon |
| 汤圆 (湯圓) | tāng yuán | boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival |
| 浓汤 (濃湯) | nóng tāng | thick soup; puree |
| 赴汤蹈火 (赴湯蹈火) | fù tāng dǎo huǒ | lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom); fig. to brave any danger |
See also: Japanese symbol for “soup”.
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