汤

tāng

hot water; soup, gravy, broth

How to write 汤, 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

泡汤pào tāng(coll.) to fizzle out; to come to nothing; to dawdle; to stall; (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath
汤匙tāng chísoup spoon; tablespoon
鸡汤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)
肉汤ròu tāngmeat soup; broth
浓汤nóng tāngthick soup; puree
赴汤蹈火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)
二汤èr tāngsecond bouillon, a light broth obtained by reboiling ingredients that were previously used to make a full-strength first bouillon 头汤
参鸡汤shēn jī tāngsamgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc
四物汤sì wù tāngfour-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
奶汤nǎi tāngwhite broth, or milky broth: an unctuous, milky white pork broth of Chinese cuisine
母汤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)
毒鸡汤dú jī tāng(coll.) profit-motivated article cynically disguised as feel-good content 鸡汤 and designed to go viral

由于下雨，野餐泡汤了。
yóu yú xià yǔ ， yě cān pào tāng le 。
The picnic was called off because of the rain.
我想喝点儿热汤。
wǒ xiǎng hē diǎn ér rè tāng 。
I want to eat warm soup.
我在厨房里喝汤。
wǒ zài chú fáng lǐ hē tāng 。
I'm eating soup in the kitchen.
趁热喝你的汤。
chèn rè hē nǐ de tāng 。
Eat your soup while it is hot.
我被雨淋成了落汤鸡。
wǒ bèi yǔ lín chéng le luò tāng jī 。
I was utterly soaked by the downpour.