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Character Decomposition
堂=尚+土
Etymology
earth
Meanings
(main) hall
large room for a specific purpose
CL: jiān
relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
of the same clan
classifier for classes, lectures etc
classifier for sets of furniture
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Words with 堂 509 total
customer area of a store · showroom · dining area of a restaurant店堂diàn tángmeditation room (in Buddhist monastery)禅堂chán táng(old) reception room; living room客堂kè tángmeeting hall; assembly hall会堂huì tángscripture hall (Buddhism)经堂jīng tánglecture hall讲堂jiǎng tánglaw court · hall (in castle) · CL:家 jiā公堂gōng tángto open a law court · to set up a mourning hall开堂kāi tángassembly hall; auditorium · CL:座 zuò礼堂lǐ táng
Idioms with 堂 63 total Chain
lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork) · not presentable · coarse · unrefined不登大雅之堂bù dēng dà yǎ zhī tánglit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living · unaware of the disasters ahead · a fool's paradise处堂燕雀chù táng yàn quèlit. to beat the return drum (idiom) · fig. to give up · to turn tail打退堂鼓dǎ tuì táng gǔ(lit.) from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) · (fig.) to go to the next level; to attain a higher level登堂入室dēng táng rù shìpublic courtroom accusation (idiom) · legal confrontation · to take sb to court · to sue对簿公堂duì bù gōng táng
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