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Kanji Detail for 唐 - "Tang, China, foreign"

  • Meaning

    唐 means "Tang, China, foreign."

    1. Tang dynasty - Name of an ancient Chinese dynasty.

    2. Vast - Large; spacious.

    3. China - Referring to China.

    4. Foreign - Referring to foreign countries.

    5. Empty - Hollow; vacant; vain.

    6. Boast - Exaggeration; nonsense; outrageous words.

    7. Embankment - Package; raised path.

    8. Suddenly - Abruptly; unexpectedly.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    T'ang; China; foreign

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    Tang dynasty; Chinese

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Tang dynasty (618–907); surname Tang

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    the Tang dynasty; Chinese; empty, exaggerated; surname

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Exaggerated talk. Wild and absurd talk. See (Zhuangzi). Colloquially, unfounded talk is also called 荒唐 (absurd). Not attending to proper business is also called 荒唐. | A dynasty name. Emperor Yao of the Tao Tang clan (2347 BCE). Later abdicated to the Yu clan. | A state name. Emperor Yao was originally enfeoffed at Tang, present-day Tang County, Hebei. | A name for China. During Tang, its prestige reached foreign countries. After the Five Dynasties, foreigners still called China "Tang." Even natives called themselves "Tang." Such as overseas Chinese often calling themselves "Tang people."
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