趟
tàng · HSK 6
classifier for times, round trips or rows
🚶 走 walk + 尚 still = yet another trip to tally up
Each 趟 counts one trip, errand, or round journey. The 走 radical signals walking and 尚 suggests one more — so 趟 tallies up each outing. Sounds like tang, a sharp reminder to count your runs.
趟 — 走 'walk' radical + 尚 phonetic
趟 is a phono-semantic compound: 走 ('to walk/run') gives the meaning of going or making a trip, while 尚 supplies the sound. It originally referred to a single instance of going somewhere, which is why it now serves as a measure word for trips, journeys, or rounds of an action.