[[Characters]] #Characters \ #Natural-World \ #Food-and-Drinks # 汤 tāng soup ## Components [[氵 (shuǐ)]] [[横折折折钩 ((héng zhé zhé zhé gōu))]] [[撇 ((piě))]] ## Meaning The Chinese character 汤 (tāng) means "soup" or "broth." It evolved from a pictograph of a cooking vessel. In modern Chinese, 汤 represents the concept of "soup" or "broth." ## History The Chinese character 汤 (tāng) means "soup" or "broth." Its evolution began with a pictograph of a vessel used for cooking food in the Oracle Bone Script. During the Zhou Dynasty, it became more stylized in the Bronze Inscription Script, with the addition of decorative elements. In the Seal Script of the Qin Dynasty, 汤 became more angular and simplified. Further simplification occurred during the Han Dynasty in the Clerical Script, making 汤 more recognizable as the character used today. In modern Regular Script, 汤 is further standardized, maintaining its basic structure from the Clerical Script. Throughout its evolution, 汤 has retained its meaning of "soup" or "broth" while becoming progressively simpler and more stylized. ## Evolution ### Oracular Script ? ### Bronze Script ![[汤 tāng - bronce.jpg]] ### Seal Script ![[汤 tāng - sello.jpg]] ### Clerical Script ![[汤 tāng - cle.jpg]] ### Regular Script ![[汤 tāng - reg.jpg]]