entries → 倘
TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
倘 character · TOCFL C1 (est.)
倘 ＝ 亻 ＋ 尚
ㄊㄤˇ · tǎng
conj — if, supposing that

字源 FORM — what the parts do

亻義a person — the one in the supposed case
尚聲shàng — gives the sound, the initial softening to t
ITshàng → tǎng — the initial shifts, the tone turns up
A person (亻) with 尚 shàng for the sound, softened to tǎng. The word that sets up a supposed case — if, supposing: 倘若, 倘使, 倘有不測.
意 · Meanings
(本義)倘若、倘使— if, supposing that常用
→倘或— in case, should it happen that
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
尚shàngthe sound inside — 尚 stands alone for esteeming; 倘 adds the person in the supposed case躺＝ 身 ＋ 尚tǎngthe 尚 kin — 躺 sets 尚 beside the body 身 for lying down; 倘 sets it beside a person