等(děng)

HSK 112 strokes

to wait for

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Character information

Pinyin
děng
Meaning
to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 等 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⺮寺

Bamboo strips ⺮ laid before a court 寺

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

Made of

⺮寺sì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 等 step by step

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

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Words with 等

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

píng平děng等
HSK 2

equal

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zhōng中děng等
HSK 6

medium

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chū初děng等
HSK 6

elementary (i.e. easy)

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tóng同děng等
HSK 7-9

equal to

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yī一děng等

first class; grade A

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shàng上děng等

highest quality; top-notch

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bù不děng等

unequal; varied

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yī一děng等jiǎng奖

first prize

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平中初同一上不奖

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