堂
堂 in English
- (main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL:間|间[jian1] / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture
Measure word
- 间 jiān between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars... attested
Stroke order
Show the animation Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.
How it used to be written
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Warring States script 戰國.齊 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 12 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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Luke，我是你的堂哥。
Luke, I am your cousin.
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一盘抓饭配一些烤肉串就是人间天堂。
A plate of pilaf with some kebabs is heaven on earth.
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下午六点半到帝国酒店的大堂找我。
Meet me at the lobby of the Imperial Hotel at 6:30 p.m.
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他們每個星期天上教堂。
They go to church every Sunday.
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他和我的堂姊妹订婚了。
He got engaged to my cousin.
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他很少去教堂。
He seldom goes to church.
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会议将会在特意安排的礼堂里举行。
The conference will be held in a specially selected church.
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可惜大学食堂没有无花果饼干。
It's too bad the college dining hall doesn't have fig cookies.