• 71st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 209 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
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

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Appears In

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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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  • 59th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.26% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 396 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chéng (Cheng2)surname Cheng
2. chéng (cheng2)to succeed • to finish • to complete • to accomplish • to become • to turn into • to be all right • OK! • one tenth

Pronunciation Clues

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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

完成 
成功 
成就 
成为 (成為)
成长 (成長)
变成 (變成)

Uncommon

事业有成 (事業有成)
切成 
合成 
建成 
形成 
成交 
成人 
成全 
成分 
成名 
成员 (成員)
成天 
成年 
成日 
成本 
成果 
成熟 
成真 
成立 
成绩 (成績)
成绩单 (成績單)
成语 (成語)
成都 
成龙 (成龍)
改成 
构成 (構成)
当成 (當成)
看成 
组成 (組成)
造成 
达成 (達成)
养成 (養成)

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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.
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