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当

Traditional: 噹 · 當

dāng

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dāng · dong1 (Jyutping)

  1. (onom.) dong
  2. ding dong (bell)
  3. to be
  4. to act as
  5. manage
  6. withstand
  7. when
  8. during
  9. ought
  10. should
  11. match equally
  12. equal
  13. same
  14. obstruct
  15. just at (a time or place)
  16. on the spot
  17. right
  18. just at

dàng · dong1 (Jyutping)

  1. at or in the very same...
  2. suitable
  3. adequate
  4. fitting
  5. proper
  6. to replace
  7. to regard as
  8. to think
  9. to pawn
  10. (coll.) to fail (a student)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

当

Meaning
bear, accept, undertake; just
Radical
⺌
Strokes
6
Components
⿱⺌彐
Cangjie
FSM
Four-corner
9017.7

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