Usage of the character 棠
táng
棠
[棠]
- cherry-apple
tánglí
棠梨
[棠梨]
- birch-leaved pear (Pyrus betulaefolia)
hǎitáng
海棠
[海棠]
- Chinese flowering crab apple (Malus spectabilis)
Sūn Yùtáng
孙毓棠
[孫毓棠]
- Sun Yutang (1911-1985), historian and poet, studied in Tokyo, Oxford and Harvard
hǎitánghuā
海棠花
[海棠花]
- Chinese flowering crab-apple (Malus spectabilis)
Zuǒ Zōngtáng
左宗棠
[左宗棠]
- Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader
hǎitángxíng
海棠形
[海棠形]
- quatrefoil (usually elongated)
qiūhǎitáng
秋海棠
[秋海棠]
- begonia
Zuǒ Zōngtángjī
左宗棠鸡
[左宗棠雞]
- General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish