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CHINESE CHARACTER

dāng

当

当

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when

Numbered pinyin
dang1
English meanings
when, while

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top ⺌; bottom 彐.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱⺌彐

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他dāngshí当时zài在Běijīng北京。

    He was in Beijing then.

  2. 02

    dāng当wǒ我xiǎo小de的shíhou时候,zhù住nóngcūn农村。

    When I was little, I lived in the countryside.

  3. 03

    tā他dāng当yīshēng医生。

    He works as a doctor.

  4. 04

    zhè这huà话dāng当wán玩xiào笑shuō说。

    Say it as a joke.

  5. 05

    dāngshí当时wǒ我méixiǎngdào没想到。

    I didn't think of it then.

  6. 06

    rènzhēn认真dāng当yīhuíshì一回事。

    Take it seriously.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 上当
  • 不敢当
  • 充当
  • 势不可当
  • 妥当
  • 应当
  • 当下
  • 当中
  • 当之无愧
  • 当事人
  • 当今
  • 当代
  • 当众
  • 当作
  • 当初
  • 当前
  • 当务之急
  • 当即
  • 当地
  • 当场
  • 当天
  • 当年
  • 当心
  • 当成
  • 当日
  • 当时
  • 当晚
  • 当然
  • 当真
  • 当着
  • 当选
  • 当面
  • 得当
  • 恰当
  • 担当
  • 正当
  • 每当
  • 理所当然
  • 相当
  • 相当于
  • 适当
  • 门当户对