(tàng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

tàng time, occasion; to make a journey 15 strokes · Radical (to walk) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 趟 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced tàng.

Stroke Order & Practice

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趟 — 15 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Lower-left envelops Inner. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

=
outer to walk
inner still

Radical

The radical of is — meaning to walk. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component (walk) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 趟

tàng (measure word: trips, journeys)
他去了两趟超市。
Tā qù le liǎng tàng chāoshì.
He went to the supermarket twice.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 5 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

另外,关医生回来后,让她来我办公室一
From Mock Exam 17 →

FAQ

What does 趟 mean in Chinese?

趟 (tàng) means time, occasion; to make a journey. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 趟 have?

趟 is written in 15 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 趟?

The radical of 趟 is 走 (to walk). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 赶.

What is the pinyin for 趟?

趟 is pronounced tàng.

What HSK 4 words use 趟?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 趟 appears in 1 word, including 趟 (tàng). See the full list above.

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