堂

• 拼音: táng
• 汉字拆解: 堂 = 尚 (still/yet, phonetic) + 土 (earth)

含义

Hall; measure word for classes or sessions. Also a component in kinship terms for paternal relatives.

Multiple uses: (1) a hall or main room; (2) measure word for class periods or court sessions; (3) prefix for paternal cousins (堂兄, 堂妹). Context determines meaning.

例句

1. 今天下午有两堂课，都是数学，我已经开始头疼了。
2. 这堂课讲得特别精彩，同学们都听得入了迷。
3. 他是我堂哥，我们的爸爸是亲兄弟。

用法指南

语境: education, family, architecture

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 这堂课很有趣。(This class is very interesting.)
• 他是我堂弟。(He's my paternal younger cousin.)

错误说法

• 把母方表亲叫'堂' (堂 is only for paternal side — for maternal cousins, use 表)

起源与历史

Originally meant the main hall of a house. Extended to measure word for formal sessions (classes, court) and paternal family terms.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal