1. 擋
  2. 住

擋

Previous (聊)Next (纲)
  • 1930th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
擋→
扌當
2Radical
擋→
扌hand⺌small冖cover口mouth田field
3Graphical
擋→
亅二丨丷冖口冂一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dǎng (dang3)to resist • to obstruct • to hinder • to keep off • to block (a blow) • to get in the way of • cover • gear
2. dàng (dang4)to arrange • to put in order

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 擋 dǎng (dang3)The component 當 is pronounced as 'dāng' (dang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 擋 dǎng (dang3)The component 當 is pronounced as 'dàng' (dang4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 擋 dàng (dang4)The component 當 is pronounced as 'dāng' (dang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 擋 dàng (dang4)The component 當 is pronounced as 'dàng' (dang4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

抵挡 (抵擋)
挡住 (擋住)
阻挡 (阻擋)

Uncommon

排挡 (排擋)
换挡 (換擋)
挡雨 (擋雨)
空挡 (空擋)
遮挡 (遮擋)

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住

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Previous (品)Next (告)
  • 309th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
住→
亻主
2Radical
住→
亻human王jade丶dot
3Graphical
住→
㇒丨一一丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhù (zhu4)to live • to dwell • to stay • to reside • to stop • (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 住 zhù (zhu4)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

入住 
抓住 
记住 (記住)

Uncommon

住宅 
住家 
住宿 
住房 
住所 
住处 (住處)
住院 
保住 
停住 
包住 
卡住 
围住 (圍住)
堵住 
守住 
居住 
拴住 
挺住 
捉住 
挂住 (掛住)
握住 
捂住 (摀住)
挡住 (擋住)
拦住 (攔住)
留住 
站住 
遮住 
顶住 (頂住)

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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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