躺

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to recline; to lie down

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

身 meaning “body” + 尚 sound ( shàng )

Components 身尚

lie down · Heisig RSH #2293

身 somebody + 尚 esteem

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
躺着也中枪	tǎng zhe yě zhòng qiāng	(Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down; (fig.) to be unfairly targeted
地躺拳	dì tǎng quán	Di Tang Quan - "Ground-Prone Fist"; "Ground Tumbling Boxing" - Martial Art
躺下	tǎng xià	to lie down
躺平	tǎng píng	to lie stretched out; (neologism, attested by 2021) to opt out of the rat race
躺倒	tǎng dǎo	to lie down
横躺	héng tǎng	to lie flat
躺枪	tǎng qiāng	(neologism, attested by 2014) (coll.) to be criticized, blamed or implicated in sth despit…
横躺竖卧	héng tǎng shù wò	to lie down all over the place; exhausted and in disarray
葛优躺	Gě Yōu tǎng	see 北京癱\|北京瘫[Bei3 jing1 tan1]
躺尸	tǎng shī	(deprecatory) to lie motionless (asleep, drunk, lazing etc)
侧躺	cè tǎng	to lie down (on one's side)
斜躺	xié tǎng	to recline
仰躺	yǎng tǎng	to lie on one's back
躺椅	tǎng yǐ	deck chair; recliner; couch; lounge
躺赢	tǎng yíng	to win without needing to even lift a finger; victory presented on a platter

Characters sharing the sound component 尚 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
尚 sound part	shàng	still, yet; even; fairly, rather
常	cháng	common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly
党	dǎng	political party, gang, faction
堂	táng	hall, large room; government office; cousins
掌	zhǎng	in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot
赏	shǎng	reward; to appreciate; to bestow, to grant
尝	cháng	to taste; to experience, to experiment with
敞	chǎng	wide, open, spacious
棠	táng	crabapple tree; wild plum
趟	tàng	time, occasion; to make a journey
倘	tǎng	if, supposing, in event of
淌	tǎng	to trickle down, to flow, to drip; to shed tears
裳	cháng	skirt, petticoat; beautiful
惝	chǎng	alarmed, agitated
徜	cháng	to linger, to walk back and forth
绱	shàng	the sole of a shoe; to patch, to sole
䠀	chǎng	to meditate; to sit cross-legged
牚	chēng	variant of 撐\|撑[cheng1]