挡(dǎng)

HSK 59 strokesTrad. 擋
Readingsdǎngdàng

to resist

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Character information

Pinyin
dǎng / dàng
Meaning
to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
擋

Origin & structure

Where 挡 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌当

A hand 扌 raised at the right time 当; 当 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu当dāng

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 擋: A hand 扌 raised at the right time 當; 當 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 挡 step by step

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

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Words with 挡

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

dǐ抵dǎng挡
HSK 7-9

to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand

Open 抵挡 page →
zǔ阻dǎng挡
HSK 7-9

to stop

Open 阻挡 page →
pái排dǎng挡

gear (of car etc)

Open 排挡 page →
guà挂dǎng挡

to put into gear; to engage the gear; gear change

Open 挂挡 page →
shì势bù不kě可dǎng挡

see 势不可当

Open 势不可挡 page →
shǒu手dòng动dǎng挡

manual gear change

Open 手动挡 page →
huàn换dǎng挡

to change gear

Open 换挡 page →
dǎng挡wèi位

(in a manual car) gear (i.e. reverse, neutral, 1st, 2nd etc)

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From 挡’s common words

抵阻排挂势不可手

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