chuǎng​dàng

make one's way

chuǎng rush in Simplified

A horse  charging through a gate 

Components

Meaning component
mén, men door
Meaning component
horse

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

dàng to toss about Simplified

Hot water  wiping out plant life  also provides the pronunciation

Components

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

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

chuǎng rush in Traditional

A horse  charging through a gate 

Components

Meaning component
mén, men door
Meaning component
horse

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰraŋʔ
l̥ʰɯms

說文解字

馬出門皃。从馬在門中。讀若郴。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

dàng pond Traditional

Hot water  wiping out plant life  also provides the pronunciation

Components

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

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdangXN.rˤaŋʔbeat furiously (of the heart)
dangHlˤaŋ-sthrow out, purify from
Zhengzhangl̥ʰaːŋs
l'aːŋʔ
Unicodedhɑ̌ng
dhɑng
tɑng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica