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倘

tǎng / cháng
conjunction #47,435

Meanings

  1. 1 if; supposing; in case

Examples

HSK 4
明天倘下雨，活动就延期。
Míngtiān tǎng xiàyǔ, huódòng jiù yánqī.
In case it rains tomorrow, the event will be postponed.
HSK 7-9
倘若你努力，必定成功。
Tǎngruò nǐ nǔlì, bìdìng chénggōng.
If you study hard, you are sure to succeed.

Tips

usage
Mostly written as 倘若 or 倘使, a slightly formal way to say "if." In everyday speech 如果 is far more common.

Components

radical
亻 rén
person
The side-form of the person radical 人. It carries no meaning in the conjunction "if"; the character was borrowed for its sound to write this grammatical word.
phonetic
尚 shàng
still; esteem
Supplies the reading, related to tǎng and cháng. It is the pure phonetic element of the character.

Stroke Order

倘 tǎng