倘

cháng
#2,114 most
frequent character
used in 倘佯[chang2yang2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

倘 joins 亻, person, with 尚 shàng as a sound part. It first described the look of someone surprised and suspicious. Read cháng, it keeps that look; read tǎng, the meaning grew to 'if, supposing'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

倘tǎng
if, supposing, in case

Homophones

HSK 2
长cháng
length, long, forever, always
常cháng
often
肠cháng
intestine, bowel, intestinal
场cháng
threshing floor

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