倘 (cháng): (in 倘佯) to wander leisurely; to…

Meanings

1 (in 倘佯) to wander leisurely; to roam at ease

Characters

倘

cháng

(in 倘佯) to wander leisurely; to roam at ease

Examples

他在湖边倘佯。

Tā zài húbiān cháng yáng.

He strolled at leisure by the lakeside.

假日里她喜欢在花丛中倘佯。

Jiàrì lǐ tā xǐhuan zài huācóng zhōng cháng yáng.

On holidays she likes to wander among the flowers.

Tips

usage

Read cháng only in 倘佯 (to roam at ease), a variant writing of 徜徉. For "if" the character is read 倘.

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 cháng

Related Words

倘若 tǎngruò HSK 7-9 #21,150

if / supposing / in the event that

流浪 liúlàng HSK 7-9 #5,847

to wander / to roam / to be homeless

逛 guàng HSK 4 #4,567

to stroll; to wander around / to visit (shops, parks, etc.); to browse

晃 huàng HSK 7-9 #3,626

to sway / to shake / to wander about

安心 ānxīn HSK 7-9 #5,420

at ease; relieved / to feel reassured; to set one's mind at rest

放心 fàngxīn HSK 2 #2,180

to feel relieved / to be at ease

轻松 qīngsōng HSK 4 #1,561

relaxed; at ease / effortless; easy-going

减轻 jiǎnqīng HSK 5 #5,940

to lighten / to alleviate / to ease

传染 chuánrǎn HSK 7-9 #4,982

to infect; to be contagious / to spread (a disease)

乱跑 luànpǎo #7,525

to run around aimlessly / to run about wildly / to wander off