TANG-3

('tang' in the third tone)

Some 35 standard Chinese characters are spoken 'tang'.

Common sound-determining elements include 唐 = Tang(2) = related to the Tang dynasty, present in ten 'tang'-spoken characters. Other sound-determining elements are: 党 and 尚 

躺 = tang(3) = to lie

A common two-character word is:

躺下 = tang(3) xia(4) = to lie down