Tang

Tang Dynasty, the imperial dynasty of China which reigned from 618 to 907.

Proper noun

  1. Tang Dynasty, the imperial dynasty of China which reigned from 618 to 907.
    • The two sculptures, which were part of religious rites, belong to the Tang dynasty, which ruled between 618 and 907 AD and is considered a golden period of the Chinese civilization. - 2023 October 26, “Australia returns...
  2. Later Tang, the Turkic dynasty of China which lasted from 923 to 936.
    • Empress Liu (ca. 890-926 A.D.), whose birthplace was Chenan in Wei (now Chenan county, Hebei province), was the wife of Li Cunxu, who reigned as Emperor Zhuangzong, during the Tang dynasty. - 2000, Notable Women of...
  3. Southern Tang. A kingdom in China which existed between 937 and 975.
  4. Any of a number of places in China.
    1. A county of Baoding, Hebei, China.

      • A biography of Hu claims that Hu's attitudes changed in 1961, after he was sent to supervise agricultural policy changes in Tang county, Hebei province. - 1996, Jasper Becker, Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine, The...
  5. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

Origin

Borrowed from Mandarin 唐 (Táng).

Forms

T'ang Tʻang

Proper noun Entry 2

  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

Origin

Borrowed from Mandarin 湯 /汤 (Tāng).

Forms

Tangs T'ang

Proper noun Entry 3

  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Origin

Borrowed from Cantonese 滕 (tang4).

Forms

Tangs

Proper noun Entry 4

  1. A Chinese surname from Teochew.

Origin

Borrowed from Teochew 陳 /陈 (dang5).

Forms

Tangs

Proper noun Entry 5

  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Origin

Borrowed from Cantonese 鄧 /邓 (dang6).

Forms

Tangs

Proper noun Entry 6

  1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Origin

Borrowed from Hokkien 董 (táng).

Forms

Tangs

Proper noun Entry 7

  1. A gewog of Bumthang District, Bhutan.

Origin

Etymology tree Dzongkha སྟང (stang)bor. English Tang Borrowed from Dzongkha སྟང (stang).

Proper noun Entry 8

  1. Any of a number of places, including a village in Iran and a village in Afghanistan.

Origin

Borrowed from Persian تنگ (tang, “narrow, tight”).