躺

tǎng
尚 + 身
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Definitions

tǎng (verb) to recline; to lie down

Etymology

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

Semantic: 身 Phonetic: 尚

About

The character 躺 is a phono-semantic compound. Its left-side semantic radical 身 (body) indicates a bodily posture, while the right component 尚 provides the phonetic element for pronunciation. The character denotes the action of lying down or reclining horizontally. It emerged in vernacular literature to describe this resting posture and has no distinct traditional form, remaining structurally consistent across standard writing systems.

Example Sentences Hide

请躺下休息。

Qǐng tǎng xià xiūxi.

Please lie down and rest.

他躺在床上看书。

Tā tǎng zài chuáng shàng kànshū.

He lies on the bed reading a book.

夏天我喜欢躺在草地上。

Xiàtiān wǒ xǐhuān tǎng zài cǎodì shàng.

In summer, I like lying on the grass.

受伤后，他只能躺在病床上。

Shòushāng hòu, tā zhǐ néng tǎng zài bìngchuáng shàng.

After being injured, he can only lie on the hospital bed.

躺太久对健康不好。

Tǎng tài jiǔ duì jiànkāng bù hǎo.

Lying down for too long is not good for health.

她静静地躺在星空下，思考人生。

Tā jìngjìng de tǎng zài xīngkōng xià, sīkǎo rénshēng.

She lies quietly under the starry sky, pondering life.

如果你感到头晕，最好躺下片刻。

Rúguǒ nǐ gǎndào tóuyūn, zuì hǎo tǎng xià piànkè.

If you feel dizzy, it's best to lie down for a moment.

尽管医生建议他多躺着，但他还是坚持起床工作。

Jǐnguǎn yīshēng jiànyì tā duō tǎng zhe, dàn tā háishì jiānchí qǐchuáng gōngzuò.

Although the doctor advised him to lie down more, he still insisted on getting up to work.

Related Characters

Component: 尚

倘 趟 敞 淌 绱 徜 惝 耥 鞝 䠀 埫 緔

Component: 身

身 射 躲 躯 躬 軃 軆 躱 躶 軀 躭 䠶 䠷 躰

Example Words

躺下 仰躺 侧躺 横躺 躺倒 躺尸 躺平 躺椅