Chinese Character 当 Meanings and components.

Form

当

Meaning

当 meaning[3] in English

(Onom.) Dong.

Ding Dong (Bell).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 当 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are small (小) , and pig snout (Kangxi … (彐)

Its radical[1] is: 彐 (ji4) which means: Pig Snout (Kangxi Radical 58), .彐ji4pig snout …

In cangjie it is written with FSM

How to write 当

To write当dang1(onom.) dong you should write a combination of 小xiao3small , 彐ji4pig snout … arranged in a 吕 shape:

小 + 彐 = 当

当 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 当 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 当, looks as follow:

当
Pinyin:dang1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (Onom.) Dong . Ding Dong (Bell)
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young
彐
Pinyin:ji4
Meaning[3]: Pig Snout (Kangxi Radical 58)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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