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CHINESE CHARACTER

當 (dāng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

dāng
appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
HSK —13 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

田 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 當.

Phonetic component

尚 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 13

Write 當 in 13 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 當 (dāng) mean in Chinese?

appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells

How do you write 當 in stroke order?

當 has 13 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 當?

田 is the radical in 當. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 當?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.