汤

surname Tang

rushing current

soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

Character component without intrinsic meaning

Tom (name)

to dawdle / to go slow deliberately / to fizzle out / to have all one's hopes dashed / (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring

lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom) / fig. to brave any danger / to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)

Thompson (name)

chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)

soup spoon / tablespoon / CL:把[ba3]

meat soup / broth

thick soup / puree

a person who looks drenched and bedraggled / like a drowned rat / deep distress

secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom) / well fortified / invulnerable to attack

soup ladle

Tonga, South Pacific archipelago kingdom

noodle soup / noodles in soup / noodle broth

different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only / a change in form but not in substance

soup bowl

Thomson (name)

broth / clear soup / consommé

decoction / potion

clear soup / soup stock

tonic water