当
Character
ding-dong, the sound a bell makes (as in 叮当)
- Strokes
- 6
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 彐
- Traditional
- 噹
- Frequency
- #163 most common character
Readings and meanings
- ding-dong, the sound a bell makes (as in 叮当)
Examples
铃当当地响。
líng dāng dāng de xiǎng
The bell goes ding-dong.
AI-generated sentence
什么声音？叮当，叮当。
shén me shēng yīn dīng dāng dīng dāng
What is that sound? Ding-dong! Ding-dong!
AI-generated sentence
Words that use “当” as dāng
HSK 6 is the level of this reading in the official HSK 3.0 word list; other readings of 当 can sit at a different level.
- at or in the very same... CC-CEDICT
- suitable CC-CEDICT
- adequate CC-CEDICT
- fitting CC-CEDICT
- proper CC-CEDICT
- to replace CC-CEDICT
- to regard as CC-CEDICT
- to think CC-CEDICT
- to pawn CC-CEDICT
- (coll.) to fail (a student) CC-CEDICT
Words that use “当” as dàng
当时dāng shíat that timeWordHSK 2+1 reading当年dāng niánback thenWordHSK 5+1 reading上当shàng dàngto be tricked or fooled by someoneWordHSK 6当作dàng zuòto think of someone or something as somethingWordHSK 6当天dàng tiānthe same dayWordHSK 6+1 reading当成dàng chéngto treat or think of something or someone as something elseWordHSK 6恰当qià dàngright for a situationWordHSK 6正当zhèng dànghonestWordHSK 6+1 reading
Stroke order
All 6 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 当
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