湯

tāng

hot water; soup, gravy, broth

How to write 湯, stroke by stroke

surname Tang; rushing current; soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled

Pictophonetic: semantic 氵 (water), phonetic 昜

Made of 氵 + 昜

泡湯pào tāng(coll.) to fizzle out; to come to nothing; to dawdle; to stall; (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath
湯匙tāng chísoup spoon; tablespoon
雞湯jī tāngchicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)
肉湯ròu tāngmeat soup; broth
濃湯nóng tāngthick soup; puree
赴湯蹈火fù tāng dǎo huǒlit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom); fig. to brave any danger; to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)
二湯èr tāngsecond bouillon, a light broth obtained by reboiling ingredients that were previously used to make a full-strength first bouillon 头汤
參雞湯shēn jī tāngsamgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc
四物湯sì wù tāngfour-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
奶湯nǎi tāngwhite broth, or milky broth: an unctuous, milky white pork broth of Chinese cuisine
母湯mǔ tāng(Tw) (slang) don't; must not; won't do (from Taiwanese 毋通, Tai-lo pr. [m̄-thang], similar to Mandarin 不要 or 不行)
毒雞湯dú jī tāng(coll.) profit-motivated article cynically disguised as feel-good content 鸡汤 and designed to go viral

我今天中午吃的是湯。
wǒ jīn tiān zhōng wǔ chī de shì tāng 。
Today's lunch is soup.
我想要一把湯匙。
wǒ xiǎng yào yì bǎ tāng chí 。
I'd like to have a spoon.
他又喝了一碗湯。
tā yòu hē le yì wǎn tāng 。
He had a second helping of soup.
她昨晚做了蔬菜湯。
tā zuó wǎn zuò le shū cài tāng 。
She cooked vegetable soup last night.
他對她大灌迷湯。
tā duì tā dà guàn mí tāng 。
He showered her with compliments.