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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- dang4
- English meanings
- (Tw) variant of 擋|挡[dang3], gear, official records, grade (of goods), file, records, shelves, slot, gap, crosspiece, classifier for crosspieces, classifier for events, affairs etc, Taiwan pr. [dang3]
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 木; right 当.
Meaning & sound clues
木 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “wood”.
当 is identified as the sound component (dāng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 档.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
CCP
delay; loose
when
block
block; resist
serve as; when
swing; sway
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Related words
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- 搭档
- 档案
- 档次
- 高档