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Radical:
Structure:Above to below
Strokes:
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Traditional:
堂
Level:
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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.main room of a house; hall
堂屋
main room
登堂入室
have profound scholarship
欢聚一堂
have a joyous gathering
- 2
n.room for a specific purpose
佛堂
family hall for worshipping Buddha
课堂
classroom
食堂
dining room
- 3
n.datedcourtroom in a yamen
公堂
law court
升堂
open court session
大堂
court of law
- 4
n.used in the names of shops
同仁堂
Tongren Drugstore
- 5
adj.relationship between cousins, etc. of the same paternal grandfather or great-grandfather
堂兄
elder cousin
堂弟
younger cousin
堂叔
paternal male first cousin once removed
- 6
measure wordmeasure word for classes, trials,etc.
已经过了两堂
already made two court appearances
- 7
n.mother
令堂
your mother
Words and phrases with 堂
- 堂妹[word]younger female cousin
- 堂伯[word]uncle who is older than one's father on the paternal side
- 堂鼓[word]barrel-shaped drum with both ends mounted with cowhide, used as a musical instrument in traditional opera; drum on the courthouse
- 堂客[word]female guest; women
- 堂堂[word]imposing; dignified
- 堂吃[word]eat here
- 堂屋[word]central room of a Chinese courtyard house; principal rooms
- 堂上[word]parents; Your Honour
- 堂叔[word]one's father's younger male cousin
- 堂而皇之[idiom]openly; imposing
- 堂堂仪表[idiom]dignified in appearance
- 堂堂正正[idiom]open and aboveboard; imposing
- 堂堂之阵[idiom]an imposing array of troops
Word usage
- common measure word"堂" is often matched with measure word "间".
一间堂
one hall of fame