荡

See also: 蕩 and 盪

荡 U+8361, 荡 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8361 ← 荠 [U+8360] CJK Unified Ideographs 荢 → [U+8362]

Translingual

Han character

荡 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+6, 9 strokes, Cangjie input 廿水弓竹 (TENH), composition ⿱艹汤)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1031, character 38
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3210, character 10
• Unihan data for U+8361

Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 蕩 (湯 → 汤).

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 荡 – see 蕩 (“to sway; to swing; to wash away; to cleanse; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 蕩).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 荡 – see 盪 (“to toss; to swing; to rock; to sway; to wave; to cleanse; to wash away; to rinse; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 盪).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.