• 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.
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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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  • 1611th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (pu4)variant of 鋪|铺[pu4] • store
2. (pu1)to spread • to display • to set up • (old) holder for door-knocker
3. (pu4)plank bed • place to sleep • shop • store • (old) relay station

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (pu4)The component is pronounced as '' (fu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (pu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (pu1)The component is pronounced as '' (fu3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for (pu1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

商铺 (商舖)

Uncommon

当铺 (當舖)

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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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