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

tǎng to recline, to lie down 15 strokes · Radical (body) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 躺 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 tǎng.

Stroke Order & Practice

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

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

=
left body
right still

Radical

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

How the character is built

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

HSK 4 Words Containing 躺

tǎng to lie down
他累了,躺在沙发上休息。
Tā lèi le, tǎng zài shāfā shàng xiūxi.
He was tired and lay on the sofa to rest.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 7 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

看图,用“”造句。
From Mock Exam 14 →
晚上,我刚刚下,就响起了敲门声。
From Mock Exam 03 →

Tasks Featuring 躺 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论就医情况、健康生活
Health & Medical ·

FAQ

What does 躺 mean in Chinese?

躺 (tǎng) means to recline, to lie down. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 躺 have?

躺 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 躺?

The radical of 躺 is 身 (body).

What is the pinyin for 躺?

躺 is pronounced tǎng.

What HSK 4 words use 躺?

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

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