荒唐
Old HSK 6
荒唐 (huāngtáng) · absurd
荒唐 (huāngtáng) means “absurd; preposterous; dissolute”. It is written with 2 characters: 荒 (wasteland) + 唐 (the Tang dynasty). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 荒唐 is built
The characters
荒 huāng · wasteland
What 荒 is made of
- 芒máng — blade
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 亡wáng — death
- 亠tóu — lid
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
唐 táng · the Tang dynasty
What 唐 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 肀yù — pen
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 彐jì — snout
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
你这样做实在太荒唐了。Nǐ zhèyàng zuò shízài tài huāngtáng le.What you did is really absurd.
他年轻时做过很多荒唐事。Tā niánqīng shí zuò guò hěnduō huāngtáng shì.He did a lot of silly things when he was young.
Questions about 荒唐
What does 荒唐 mean?
荒唐 (huāngtáng) means “absurd; preposterous; dissolute”.
How do you pronounce 荒唐?
荒唐 is pronounced huāngtáng.
Which HSK level is 荒唐?
荒唐 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 荒唐 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 81: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.