Ideographic: A hall 堂 in one's chest ⺼; 堂 also provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for táng:

  • - chest (of body)
  • - hollow space
  • - throatchestfacial contour
  • - facial shapefurnace chamber
  • - stove chamberbore of a gunroof of the mouth
  • - to load (a gun)