汤
tāng · soup💡 How to pronounce
t → like the 't' in 'top'. āng → like 'ong' with a high flat tone.
📖 The Story
汤 represents the comfort of a warm bowl of soup. The character combines 'water' (氵) and 'easy' (易) — soup is water that nourishes you easily. In Chinese cuisine, soup is often the first dish served.
🎬 In Culture Today
In Chinese culture, drinking soup is a daily ritual. '老火汤' (slow-cooked soup) is a Cantonese tradition — simmering ingredients for hours to extract every drop of flavor.
📝 Example Sentences
我喜欢喝汤。
I like drinking soup.
鸡汤很好喝。
Chicken soup is very tasty.