# 倘

| 倘 | U+5018, &#20504; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5018 |
| ← 倗 [U+5017] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 候 → [U+5019] |

## Translingual
### Han character

倘 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人火月口 (OFBR), four-corner 2922$_7$, composition ⿰亻尚 (GTV) or ⿰亻尙 (JK))

#### Derived characters

* 𬆈, 𲆸, 𣦛, 𫤁

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 108, character 3
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 774
* Dae Jaweon: page 229, character 14
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 177, character 1
* Unihan data for U+5018

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 當 | *taːŋ, *taːŋs |
| 襠 | *taːŋ |
| 鐺 | *taːŋ, *sʰraːŋ |
| 簹 | *taːŋ |
| 璫 | *taːŋ |
| 檔 | *taːŋ, *taːŋs |
| 儅 | *taːŋ, *taːŋs |
| 蟷 | *taːŋ |
| 擋 | *taːŋʔ, *taːŋs |
| 黨 | *taːŋʔ, *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 讜 | *taːŋʔ |
| 欓 | *taːŋʔ |
| 譡 | *taːŋs |
| 闣 | *taːŋs |
| 瓽 | *taːŋs |
| 鏜 | *tʰaːŋ |
| 闛 | *tʰaːŋ, *daːŋ |
| 鼞 | *tʰaːŋ |
| 曭 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 儻 | *tʰaːŋʔ, *tʰaːŋs |
| 戃 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 矘 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 爣 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 攩 | *hl'aːŋʔ, *ɦʷlaːŋʔ, *ɦʷlaːŋs |
| 淌 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 倘 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 躺 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 趟 | *tʰaːŋs, *rtaːŋ, *rtaːŋs |
| 堂 | *daːŋ |
| 坣 | *daːŋ |
| 棠 | *daːŋ |
| 糛 | *daːŋ |
| 螳 | *daːŋ |
| 隚 | *daːŋ |
| 橖 | *daːŋ |
| 掌 | *tjaŋʔ |
| 廠 | *tʰjaŋʔ, *tʰjaŋs |
| 敞 | *tʰjaŋʔ |
| 僘 | *tʰjaŋʔ |
| 氅 | *tʰjaŋʔ |
| 常 | *djaŋ |
| 嘗 | *djaŋ |
| 裳 | *djaŋ |
| 徜 | *djaŋ |
| 尚 | *djaŋ, *djaŋs |
| 甞 | *djaŋ |
| 鋿 | *djaŋ |
| 嫦 | *djaŋ |
| 償 | *djaŋ, *djaŋs |
| 賞 | *hjaŋʔ |
| 瞠 | *rtʰaːŋ |
| 撐 | *rtʰaːŋ |
| 樘 | *rtʰaːŋ |
| 橕 | *rtʰaːŋ |
| 牚 | *rtʰaːŋs |
| 埫 | *tʰoŋʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tʰaːŋʔ): semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 尚 (OC *djaŋ, *djaŋs).

### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tǎng (tang$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄤˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): tong$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): tōng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): torng$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): thóng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): tang$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tǎng
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄤˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tǎng
*** Wade–Giles: tʻang$^3$
*** Yale: tǎng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taang
*** Palladius: тан (tan)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɑŋ²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tong$^2$
*** Yale: tóng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tong$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tong$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɔːŋ³⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: tōng
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰouŋ³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: torng$^3$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: tô̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɒŋ⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: torng$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɒŋ³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thóng
*** Tâi-lô: thóng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: torng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tʰɔŋ⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰɔŋ⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰɔŋ⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰɔŋ⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: tang$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tháng
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰaŋ⁵²/

#### Definitions

倘
* (obsolete) suprised and confused
* (literary) leisurely; natural; at ease
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) if; supposing; in case
* (historical dictionaries only) stopped; stationary
* (historical dictionaries only) bewildered; disoriented
* Used in 迷離倘恍／迷离倘恍.
* Alternative form of 儻 / 傥 (tǎng), Used in 倘來／倘来 and 俶倘.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 若, 假, 如, 使, 令, 苟, 向, 向使, 向令, 假令, 假使, 誠, 誠使, 倘, 儻, 當使 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 若, 如, 如果, 若果, 果若, 假如, 假若, 假使, 假設, 倘若, 倘或, 倘然, 倘使, 若是, 若然, 設若, 設使, 設令, 設或, 設 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 要是, 要 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 要是, 要, 如果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 如果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 如果 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 要是 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 要是 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 要是, 假比 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 要是 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 要是, 要, 假使 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 要是, 倘此, 倘倘 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 如果, 若果, 若然, 假使間 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 如果, 若果, 若然, 若然之, 假使, 假使間, 假如 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 假如 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 如果, 若果, 假使 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 若果 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 設若 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 如果 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 如果 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 要是, 若是 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 假使 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 係話, 若係, 如果 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 若果, 係講, 係話 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 係講, 若係, 假使 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 係講, 係準, 係準講, 準講, 準假, 係若, 若係, 假使, 假詐 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 係講, 若係, 假使 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 準講, 可比, 假使, 係講, 若係, 若係講, 準若講 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 係講, 若係, 假使 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 若係講, 假使, 若講, 係講, 若係 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 假使 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 要是 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 來是, 如果 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 來是, 如果 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 儷是, 若還 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 設使, 若是, 若, 若欲是, 假若, 假若是, 欲, 欲是, 甲若, 甲若是 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 設使, 若是, 若, 若欲是, 假若, 假若是, 欲, 欲是 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 設使, 若是, 若, 假若, 假若是, 欲, 欲是, 甲若, 甲若是 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 若是, 若準, 若, 假使, 設使 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 若是, 若準 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 若是 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 若是, 若, 假使 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 若是 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 如果 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 若, 若是 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 若是 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 但見, 欲 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 麼是, 設如, 設使 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 要是, 如果, 假使, 倘然, 倘使, 是得 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 要, 如果 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 若是, 若 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 要是 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 要是, 要此 |

#### Compounds

* 倘使 (tǎngshǐ)
* 倘來 / 倘来
* 俶倘
* 倘或 (tǎnghuò)
* 倘有
* 倘然 (tǎngrán)
* 倘若 (tǎngruò)
* 迷離倘恍 / 迷离倘恍

#### See also

* 惝 (chǎng)

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 倘 – see 徜. (This character is a variant form of 徜).

#### Compounds

* 倘佯 (chángyáng)

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thang
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thang
*** Tâi-lô: thang
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tafng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tʰaŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰaŋ³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰaŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰaŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

#### Definitions

倘
* (Hokkien) Alternative form of 通 (thang, “can; may”)
    From: 2021, 沈建豪 (lyrics and music), 心情淚, performed by 沈建豪
    chhi-sim bô io̍h thang i [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Infatuation has no medicine that can cure
    From: 2022, 江志豐; 周彥君 (lyrics), 江志豐 (music), 我有罪, performed by 江志豐
    koaiⁿ tī kì-tî lāi-té, bô lō͘ thang thè [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Locked up in memories, no road to retreat to
    From: 2022, 楊惠絜 (lyrics and music), 就是要幸福, performed by 葉冠成 and 廖鳳英
    góa ài lí ê sim bô lâng thang tāi-thè [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    My heart of loving you, no one can replace

### Etymology 4

* For pronunciation and definitions of 倘 – see 躺 (“to lie face up; to recline”). (This character is an obsolete form of 躺).

### References

* “倘”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “倘”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 26.
* 羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “倘”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN
* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00192

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* Kan-on: しょう (shō)、とう (tō)
* Kun: もし (moshi, 倘し)、たちもとほる (tachimotohoru)

## Korean
### Hanja

倘 (eum 당 (dang))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

倘: Hán Nôm readings: thảng, thẳng, người, thoáng, thoảng, thằng, thoang, thoắng
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