当(dāng)

HSK 26 strokesTrad. 當
Readingsdāngdàng

(onom.) dong

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Character information

Pinyin
dāng / dàng
Meaning
(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
當

Origin & structure

Where 当 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱⺌彐

Made of

⺌彐jì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 當: field

How to write 当 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 当

Common words using 当 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bù不gǎn敢dāng当
HSK 5

lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise

Open 不敢当 page →
shàng上dàng当
HSK 6

taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped

Open 上当 page →
chōng充dāng当
HSK 7-9

to serve as

Open 充当 page →
shì势bù不kě可dāng当
HSK 7-9

impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force

Open 势不可当 page →
tuǒ妥dàng当
HSK 7-9

appropriate

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bù不dāng当

unsuitable; improper; inappropriate

Open 不当 page →
liǎo了dāng当

frank; outspoken; ready; settled; in order; (old) to deal with; to handle

Open 了当 page →
yī一mǎ马dāng当xiān先

(idiom) to take the lead

Open 一马当先 page →

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万且业为主举久乐

From 当’s common words

不敢上充势可妥了

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