倘

cháng, tǎng
亻 + 尚

Definitions

tǎng (particle) if; supposing; in case
cháng (verb) to stroll; to walk leisurely

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound.

Semantic: 亻 Phonetic: 尚

About

倘 is a phono-semantic compound: the left component 亻, known as the standing person radical, broadly signals a connection to human actions, conditions, or states, while the right component 尚 serves purely to indicate the pronunciation. Unlike many characters with concrete pictographic origins, 倘 is primarily a grammatical word rather than depicting a tangible object. It functions almost exclusively as a conditional conjunction, meaning 'if,' 'supposing that,' or 'in case,' and is typically found in somewhat formal or literary contexts. There, it introduces hypothetical scenarios, often involving human subjects or abstract events.

Example Sentences Hide

倘若你忙，就别来了。

Tǎngruò nǐ máng, jiù bié lái le.

If you're busy, don't come.

倘若有问题，可以问我。

Tǎngruò yǒu wèntí, kěyǐ wèn wǒ.

If you have problems, you can ask me.

倘使你不来，会议会推迟。

Tǎngshǐ nǐ bù lái, huìyì huì tuīchí.

If you don't come, the meeting will be postponed.

倘若天气好，我们去公园散步。

Tǎngruò tiānqì hǎo, wǒmen qù gōngyuán sànbù.

If the weather is good, we'll go for a walk in the park.

倘或你有时间，我们一起学习。

Tǎnghuò nǐ yǒu shíjiān, wǒmen yīqǐ xuéxí.

If you have time, let's study together.

倘若你早知如此，就不会后悔了。

Tǎngruò nǐ zǎo zhī rúcǐ, jiù bù huì hòuhuǐ le.

If you had known this earlier, you wouldn't regret it.

倘没有你的支持，我很难完成。

Tǎng méiyǒu nǐ de zhīchí, wǒ hěn nán wánchéng.

Without your support, I would have difficulty finishing.

倘若你考虑加入我们的团队，请尽快回复，以便我们进行下一步计划。

Tǎngruò nǐ kǎolǜ jiārù wǒmen de tuánduì, qǐng jǐnkuài huífù, yǐbiàn wǒmen jìnxíng xià yī bù jìhuà.

If you consider joining our team, please reply as soon as possible so that we can proceed with the next plan.

Related Characters

Component: 亻

他 们 你 作 但 使 体 什 代 信 化 位 任 何

Component: 尚

躺 趟 敞 淌 绱 徜 惝 耥 鞝 䠀 埫 緔

Example Words

倘若 倘佯 倘如 倘或 倘然