Phonetic Families & Components

Sound Roots & Semantic Radicals Explorer

Decode Chinese characters by their shared sound roots and see how semantic radicals split their meanings across tones.

Popular Roots:

唐

Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)HSK 6

唐 (táng)

Tang dynasty / surname Tang / exaggerate

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How this root's pronunciation drifts across the Mandarin tone spectrum:

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Tone 2táng

Family Characters (8)

Root: 唐

唐

táng

HSK 6

Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)

Tang dynasty / surname Tang / exaggerate

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糖

táng

HSK 3

米(rice)

old variant of 糖[tang2]

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塘

táng

HSK 7

土(earth)

dyke; embankment

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搪

táng

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扌(hand)

to keep out; to hold off

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溏

táng

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氵(water)

half congealed; pond

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瑭

táng

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王(jade)

(jade)

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螗

táng

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虫(insect)

variety of small cicada with a green back and a clear song (in ancient books)

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醣

táng

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酉(wine vessel)

carbohydrate; old variant of 糖[tang2]

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