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荡 - dàng

pond, pool; wash away, cleanse

pond, pool; wash away, cleanse

How to read 荡

Click 荡 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyindàng
Englishpond, pool; wash away, cleanse
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

荡漾 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 荡涤. Please read 荡然 one more time.

Common words with this character

to ripple; to undulate; also written 蕩漾|荡漾[dang4 yang4]
to clean up
vanished from the face of the earth; all gone; nothing left
to row a boat

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 荡 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 荡漾 and 荡涤 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 荡.