堂táng
hall, large room; government office; cousins. 11 strokes, radical 土, first met in HSK 2.
What 堂 is made of
尚 (shàng, still) and 土 (tǔ, soil).
土 carries the meaning — earth — and 尚 carries the sound.
How to write 堂
Strokes 1–8 write 尚, then strokes 9–11 write 土.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 堂
Words that use 堂
| 课堂 | classroom 老师上课、学生听课的地方 课堂上传来阵阵掌声。Applause rippled through the classroom. Lesson 45, 快乐课堂 · 研精竭虑与博闻多能 · Rigorous Inquiry & Versatile Learning |
| 食堂 | a canteen 学校或单位里大家一起吃饭的地方 考完试后大家一起去食堂用餐。After the exam everyone went to the canteen to eat. Lesson 334, 黉门考校与夏木荫荫 · 杏坛弦歌与市井温情 · Academic Traditions & The Warmth of Everyday Life |
| 教堂 | church 指基督教徒做礼拜的场所 繁华街头洋溢着欢歌笑语，古老教堂钟声回荡。The bell of the old church echoed through the street. Lesson 600, 崇学尚礼 · 明辨求是与卓越笃行 · Rigorous Discernment, Discipline & Excellence |
| 礼堂 | assembly hall 指举行典礼集会的大厅 礼堂里举行理财讲座，主讲人很有影响力。A talk on money management was held in the assembly hall. Lesson 613, 礼堂理财 · 驰骛四方与格物明理 · Broad Horizons & Rational Discernment |
| 天堂 | paradise, heaven 指极其美好的境地 孩子在草地上踢球，这里的天然风光像天堂。The natural scenery here is like paradise. Lesson 650, 草地添绿 · 生态文明与绿水青山 · Ecological Balance & Environmental Harmony |
Characters that share the sound part 尚
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 土
All 33 of them, and what the radical means, on the 土 radical page.