(dàng)

8 strokes
Readingsdàngtàn

dissipated

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
dàng / tàn
Meaning
dissipated; put off
Strokes
8
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱宀石

A tunnel 宀 made in stone 石

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

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

8 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.

piāndàng

extremely (stubborn, contrary, disobedient etc)

Open 偏宕 page →
dàngchāng

see 宕昌县

Open 宕昌 page →
dàng

(of a computer, server etc) to crash

Open 宕机 page →
yándàng

to postpone

Open 延宕 page →
diēdàng

uninhibited

Open 跌宕 page →

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