公堂 gōngtáng law court Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 2 sentences 严禁私立公堂。 yánjìn sīlì gōngtáng. It is strictly forbidden to set up a private court. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他在公堂上被打了二十板子。 tā zài gōngtáng shàng bèi dǎ le èrshí bǎnzi. He was given twenty strokes with a board in the courtroom. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary