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躺 (tǎng): Lie down — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 躺

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How to write 躺 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 躺

躺 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
躺
身shēn · body
尚shàng · still
躺=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 躺

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5.

How to Use 躺

Lying down or reclining

躺 + result/state

Use 躺 for lying down or being in a reclined position.

躺下 • tǎng xià • lie down
6.

Example Sentences

tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
tǎng躺
zhe着
kàn看
shū

Information

Pinyintǎng
Meaninglie down
Strokes15
Radical身
Traditional躺
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1046
Zhuyinㄊㄤˇ
UnicodeU+8EBA
CangjieOLMW
身shēn · body
+尚shàng · still
tǎng躺
xià下

lie down

躺着 • tǎng zhe • lying down
tǎng躺
zhe着

lying down

躺平 • tǎng píng • lie flat
tǎng躺
píng平

lie flat

书
。

He likes to read while lying down.

tā他
lèi累
le了
,
xiǎng想
tǎng躺
xià下
xiū休
xi息
yí一
huì会
er儿
。

He is tired and wants to lie down for a while.

zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
chuáng床
shàng上
tǎng躺
píng平
kàn看
shū书
。

On weekends, I like to lie flat on the bed and read.

wǒ lèi le, xiǎng tǎng yīhuìr.
我累了,想躺一会儿。

I'm tired and want to lie down for a while.

zhè这
bǎ把
tǎng躺
yǐ椅
zài在
yáng阳
tái台
shàng上
hěn很
shū舒
fu服
。

This recliner is very comfortable on the balcony.

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