Usage of the character 荡

to wash
to squander
to sweep away
to move
to shake
dissolute
pond

dàng

荡

[盪]

variant of 蕩／荡 (dàng)

tàng

荡

[盪]

variant of 燙／烫 (tàng)
variant of 趟 (tàng)

dòngdàng

动荡

[動盪]

variant of 動蕩／动荡 (dòngdàng)

xuándàng

悬荡

[懸盪]

to hang suspended; to dangle
(fig.) to be in limbo; to be in a state of uncertainty

huídàng

回荡

[迴盪]

to resound
to reverberate
to echo

hàodàng

浩荡

[浩蕩]

vast and mighty (of river or ocean)
broad and powerful

làngdàng

浪荡

[浪蕩]

to loiter
to hang around
dissolute
licentious

yíndàng

淫荡

[淫蕩]

loose in morals
lascivious
licentious
lewd

liúdàng

流荡

[流蕩]

to float
to tramp
to rove

diēdàng

跌荡

[跌蕩]

variant of 跌宕 (diēdàng)

dàngdí

荡涤

[蕩滌]

to clean up

dàngzhōu

荡舟

[蕩舟]

to row a boat

tǎndàng

坦荡

[坦蕩]

magnanimous
broad and level

dàngfù

荡妇

[蕩婦]

slut; floozy; prostitute

chuǎngdàng

闯荡

[闖蕩]

to leave home to make one's way in the world
to leave the life one knows to seek success

zhèndàng

震荡

[震蕩]

to vibrate
to shake
to shudder

bǒdàng

簸荡

[簸蕩]

to be tossed around (like a boat on a rough sea)

sǎodàng

扫荡

[掃蕩]

(military) to mop up
to crack down on; to eradicate

xiédàng

邪荡

[邪蕩]

obscene

fàngdàng

放荡

[放蕩]

licentious
wanton
morally unrestrained

bǎidàng

摆荡

[擺蕩]

to swing
to sway

bōdàng

波荡

[波蕩]

heave
surge

gàngdàng

杠荡

[槓盪]

to shake
to rock

zhèndàng

振荡

[振蕩]

vibration
oscillation

jīdàng

激荡

[激盪]

to rage
to dash
to surge

zhèndàng

震荡

[震盪]

to shake up
to jolt
to vibrate
to oscillate
to fluctuate

piāodàng

飘荡

[飄盪]

to drift
to wave
to float on the waves
to flutter in the wind

Yàndàng

雁荡

[雁蕩]

Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang

yóudàng

游荡

[遊蕩]

to wander
to roam about
to loaf about
to be idle

dàngrán

荡然

[盪然]

variant of 蕩然／荡然 (dàngrán)

jīdàng

激荡

[激蕩]

to rage
to dash
to surge
also written 激盪／激荡

dàngrán

荡然

[蕩然]

vanished from the face of the earth
all gone
nothing left

huàngdang

晃荡

[晃蕩]

to rock
to sway
to shake

piāodàng

漂荡

[漂蕩]

variant of 飄盪／飘荡 (piāodàng)

yědàng

冶荡

[冶蕩]

lewd
lascivious

pīdàng

批荡

[批蕩]

to render (a wall)

dàngyàng

荡漾

[盪漾]

to ripple
to undulate
also written 蕩漾／荡漾 (dàngyàng)

dàngyàng

荡漾

[蕩漾]

to ripple
to undulate

dòngdàng

动荡

[動蕩]

unrest (social or political)
turmoil
upheaval
commotion

dídàng

涤荡

[滌蕩]

to wash off

yìdàng

逸荡

[逸蕩]

dissolute

dàngdàng

荡荡

[蕩蕩]

fluttering

kōngdàngdàng

空荡荡

[空蕩蕩]

empty; deserted

nǎozhèndàng

脑震荡

[腦震盪]

(med.) cerebral concussion

sǎodàngtuǐ

扫荡腿

[掃蕩腿]

see 掃堂腿／扫堂腿 (sǎotǎngtui)

Yàndàngshān

雁荡山

[雁蕩山]

Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang

dàngqiūqiān

荡秋千

[盪鞦韆]

to swing (on a swing)

zhèndàngqì

振荡器

[振蕩器]

oscillator

hàohàodàngdàng

浩浩荡荡

[浩浩蕩蕩]

grandiose; majestic

dàngqìhuícháng

荡气回肠

[蕩氣回腸]

heart-rending (drama, music, poem etc)
deeply moving

dàngfùxiūrǔ

荡妇羞辱

[蕩婦羞辱]

to slut-shame

kōngkōngdàngdàng

空空荡荡

[空空盪盪]

deserted

diàncízhèndàng

电磁振荡

[電磁振蕩]

electromagnetic oscillation

qīngjiādàngchǎn

倾家荡产

[傾家蕩產]

to lose a family fortune (idiom)

chuǎngdàngjiānghú

闯荡江湖

[闖蕩江湖]

to travel around the country

huíchángdàngqì

回肠荡气

[回腸盪氣]

soul-stirring (of drama, poem or artwork)
heart-rending
deeply moving

xīndàngshénchí

心荡神驰

[心蕩神馳]

to be infatuated with

nǎolìjīdàng

脑力激荡

[腦力激盪]

to brainstorm

xiōnghuáitǎndàng

胸怀坦荡

[胸懷坦蕩]

open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
ingenuous
openhearted
unselfish
magnanimous
broad-minded

kōngkōngdàngdàng

空空荡荡

[空空蕩蕩]

absolutely empty (space)
complete vacuum

fàngdàngbùjī

放荡不羁

[放蕩不羈]

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

dàngránwúcún

荡然无存

[蕩然無存]

to obliterate completely
to vanish from the face of the earth

Yīgèyōulíngzài Oūzhōuyóudàng

一个幽灵在欧洲游荡

[一個幽靈在歐洲遊蕩]

Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa ("A specter is haunting Europe", the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto")

jūnzitǎndàngdàng,xiǎorénchángqīqī

君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚

[君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚]

good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

yīpíngzibùxiǎng,bànpíngzihuàngdang

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡

[一瓶子不響，半瓶子晃蕩]

lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
fig. empty vessels make the most noise