盪

to toss about

Hot soup 湯 in a bowl 皿; 湯 also provides the pronunciation

Components

湯
湯 Meaning component
tāng, tang hot water
皿
皿 Meaning component
mǐn, mǐng dish

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangl̥ʰaːŋ
l̥ʰaːŋs
l'aːŋʔ
Unicodedhɑ̌ng

說文解字

滌器也。从皿湯聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

荡 dàng to toss about Simplified

Hot water 汤 wiping out plant life 艹; 汤 also provides the pronunciation

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass
汤
汤 SoundMeaning component
tāng, tang hot water

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode