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The Chinese word 躺 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
tǎng 1. to lie face up; to recline
      - to lie on a bed

躺 ⇨ 身 + 尚
Component Pinyin Meanings
shēn 1. (anatomy) body
2. (figurative) body; main part
3. pregnancy
4. oneself
5. in person; personally
6. I; me
7. life; one's (entire) life
8. social status
9. moral character
10. (literary or Min Nan, Pu-Xian Min)
11. (Min Nan)
12. (Cantonese, idiomatic)
juān, yuān 13. Only used in 身毒
shàng 1. still; yet
     年紀 - still young
     不良反應 明確。 - Adverse reactions: still unclear.
2. (literary, or in compounds) even
3. to value; to esteem; to worship
     (zh-x, 尚武)
4. (obsolete) to assist; to administer (for the emperor)
5. prevailing custom
     時尚 - fashion
6. (literary, or in compounds) noble; virtuous
7. (obsolete) Alternative form of 上 (to exceed)
     Shang
      - - Shang Kexi (Chinese general of the Ming and Qing Dynasties)
cháng 8. (zh-used, 尚羊, chángyáng)
9. (Variant pronunciation used in position of the chief secretary.)

尚 ⇨ ⺌ + 冋
Component Pinyin Meanings
xiǎo 1. small, tiny, little
     小孩 - child
     (ant, zh, )
2. minor, petty
3. briefly, for a short while
     小憩 - brief rest
4. slightly, a little
5. young
     小狗 - puppy
     小貓 - kitten
     小羊 - lamb
      嬰兒 自己 東西。 - The baby is too young to feed itself.
     (ant, zh, )
6. (the) youngest
     小兒子 - youngest son
7. a young person; child, kid, baby
     一家老小 - the entire family, old and young
8. Prefix used in front of family name to indicate informality or affection (for young people, 老 for elder people).
     For example, Someone called 李國寶李国宝 can be called 小李.
9. (humble) my, our
     小弟 - humble I
     小女 - humble my daughter
     小的 - humble I
10. Short for 小學 (gloss=primary school)
11.    Used in the abbreviation of the name of a primary school.
12.   二Èr 小Xiǎo - No. 2 Primary School
13.    Used with a number to indicate the level of primary education.
14.   小一 - P1 (first year in primary school)
15. (dialectal) concubine
16. (Cantonese, minced oath) A euphemism of gloss=to fuck.
      ! - Duck you!
xiǎo 17. (chiefly Taiwan vulgar) Alternative form of 潲 (siâu), chiefly used in 三小.
1. Variant of 坰

冋 ⇨ 冂 + 口
Component Pinyin Meanings
jiōng 1. down box
2. (obsolete) city outskirts; suburbs
kǒu 1. (anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity
      。 (Shù shù nǐ de kǒu.) - Rinse your mouth out.
      出自 聽來 令人 奇怪。 (Zhè huà chūzì nǐ de kǒu, tīnglái lìngrén qíguài.) - This sounds strange in your mouth.
2. entrance; opening; mouth (of an object)
     入口 (rùkǒu) - entrance
     出口 (chūkǒu) - exit
     門口 (ménkǒu) - doorway
3. gateway
     張家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu) - Zhangjiakou
     口北 (Kǒuběi) - the area beyond the Great Wall
     口蘑 (kǒumó) - St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)
4. hole; cut
     口子zi (kǒuzi) - hole
     傷口 (shāngkǒu) - wound
5. port
     電腦 端口 (shāngkǒu) - computer port
     Csēi (sēikǒu) - USB-C port
6. perimeter
     人口 (rénkǒu) - population
     戶口 (hùkǒu) - hukou
7. government organ; department
      (sān kǒu zhī jiā) - a family of three
      可以 ? (Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma?) - Can I have a bite?
8. (neologism, slang) to fellate
9. Variant of 名