Meaning of 堂号
堂号 means name of a clan hall; family or branch designation used in traditional Chinese culture. Pronounced táng hào.
- name of a clan hall; family or branch designation used in traditional Chinese culture
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
men们
jiā家
zú族
de的
táng堂
hào号
shì是
"
Lǒng陇
Xī西
Lǐ李
Shì氏
"
。
Our clan's hall name is "Longxi Li Family."
Jiù旧
shí时
dà大
jiā家
zú族
cháng常
yòng用
táng堂
hào号
lái来
qū区
fēn分
bù不
tóng同
de的
zhī支
xì系
。
In old times, large families often used hall names to distinguish different branches.
Zhè这
zuò座
cí祠
táng堂
de的
táng堂
hào号
jì记
zài载
zhe着
jiā家
zú族
de的
lì历
shǐ史
。
The hall name of this ancestral temple records the family's history.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
种/ zhǒng