Tang

Tang or TANG may refer to:

Chinese name

Tang Dynasty (唐朝) of China which reigned from 618 – 907 AD.
King Tang of Shang (湯), the Shang dynasty ruler, who lived around 1660 BCE
The term (Tángrén 唐人) that many southern Chinese use to refer to the Han Chinese ethnic group.
A transliteration of Chinese family names such as:
唐 (Pinyin: táng), as in the Tang Dynasty, (but the clan name is more ancient)
湯 (Pinyin: tāng), as in the King Tang of Shang.
鄧 or 邓 (Pinyin: dèng), as in Deng Xiaoping (see Tang Clan)
滕 (Pinyin: téng)
Tang Clan of Hong Kong, the first inhabitants to leave China and settle in Hong Kong.

Fish and related US warships

Tang (fish)
US submarines called for the fish, including
USS Tang (SS-306), a United States Navy Balao class submarine that served briefly in World War II before being sunk by one of its own torpedoes
A Tang class submarine of the United States Navy
USS Tang (SS-563) the lead ship of that class

Places

Tang, County Westmeath, a village in Ireland
Tang, North Yorkshire, a settlement in England
Tang, Afghanistan
Tang County, in Hebei, China
Tang. A village in Bumthang District. Bhutan

Acronyms

Tennessee Air National Guard
Texas Air National Guard
Texas Army National Guard
Transcendental argument for the non-existence of God

Other

Tang (drink), a brand name of instant fruit flavored drinks from the 1950s to the present
Tang (weaponry), a projecting element connecting a knife or sword blade to the handle
Tang (dish), soup or stew in Korean cuisine

Translation

The word "Tang" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, French, Dutch, Polish.