躺
tǎng · HSK 4
lie
🛋️ 躺 = 身 (body) + 尚 (shàng, phonetic) — body reclining
The 身 radical on the left means 'body', and 尚 (shàng) on the right hints at the sound 'tǎng'. So 躺 literally signals a body at rest — to lie down or recline on a couch.
躺 — body radical 身 + 尚 (phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The left side 身 (body) gives the meaning, since lying down involves the body, while 尚 on the right hints at the pronunciation. The character developed in later script stages to specifically denote reclining or lying flat.