(dàng)

HSK 610 strokesTrad.

(Tw) gear (variant of 挡)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
dàng
Meaning
(Tw) gear (variant of 挡)
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木当

In this compound, the meaning comes from (wood); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

dàng
HSK 6

to cooperate

Open 搭档 page →
dàngàn
HSK 6

file; record; archive

Open 档案 page →
gāodàng
HSK 6

superior quality

Open 高档 page →
dàng
HSK 7-9

grade

Open 档次 page →
zhōngdàng

mid-range (in quality and price)

Open 中档 page →
dàng

low-grade; of low worth or rank; poor quality; inferior

Open 低档 page →
diàndàng

to fill a blank space; to fill a slot (in a newspaper column, a TV program …

Open 垫档 page →
xiàdàng

(Tw) (of a film, TV drama etc) to end its run; to stop being shown

Open 下档 page →

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