• 71st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 205 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dāng (dang1)to be • to act as • manage • withstand • when • during • ought • should • match equally • equal • same • obstruct • just at (a time or place) • on the spot • right • just at
2. dàng (dang4)at or in the very same... • suitable • adequate • fitting • proper • to replace • to regard as • to think • to pawn • (coll.) to fail (a student)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

当下 (當下)
当中 (當中)
当初 (當初)
当前 (當前)
当地 (當地)
当年 (當年)
当成 (當成)
当时 (當時)
当然 (當然)
相当 (相當)
适当 (適當)
麦当劳 (麥當勞)

Uncommon

上当 (上當)
不当 (不當)
了当 (了當)
亚当 (亞當)
便当 (便當)
充当 (充當)
叮当 (叮當)
妥当 (妥當)
家当 (家當)
得当 (得當)
恰当 (恰當)
应当 (應當)
担当 (擔當)
正当 (正當)
理所当然 (理所當然)
当上 (當上)
当之无愧 (當之無愧)
当事人 (當事人)
当今 (當今)
当代 (當代)
当作 (當作)
当做 (當做)
当兵 (當兵)
当场 (當場)
当天 (當天)
当家 (當家)
当局 (當局)
当心 (當心)
当日 (當日)
当晚 (當晚)
当归 (當歸)
当当 (當當)
当真 (當真)
当众 (當眾)
当红 (當紅)
当街 (當街)
当道 (當道)
当选 (當選)
当面 (當面)
相当于 (相當於)
麦当娜 (麥當娜)

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  • 42nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.32% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 446 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xià (xia4)down • downwards • below • lower • later • next (week etc) • second (of two parts) • to decline • to go down • to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一下 
下午 
下载 (下載)
天下 

Uncommon

一下子 
上下 
下来 (下來)
下去 
下场 (下場)
下属 (下屬)
下巴 
下手 
下班 
下课 (下課)
下跌 
下车 (下車)
下辈子 (下輩子)
下酒 
下降 
下雨 
下雪 
下面 
之下 
以下 
倒下 
停下 
剩下 
地下 
坐下 
如下 
写下 (寫下)
底下 
手下 
拿下 
接下来 (接下來)
放下 
旗下 
楼下 (樓下)
留下 
当下 (當下)
落下 
许下 (許下)
躺下 
这下 (這下)
乡下 (鄉下)
零下 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.