Chinese Character 當 Meanings and components.

Form

當

Meaning

當 meaning[3] in English

To Be.

To Act As.

Manage.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 當 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Shang (尚) , and surname Tian (田)

Its radical[1] is: 田 (tian2) which means: Surname Tian, .田tian2surname Tian

In cangjie it is written with FBRW

How to write 當

To write當dang1to be you should write a combination of 尚shang4surname Shang , 田tian2surname Tian arranged in a 吕 shape:

尚 + 田 = 當

當 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

當
Pinyin:dang1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: 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
尚
Pinyin:shang4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Shang
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young
冋
Pinyin:jiong1 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Archaic Variant Of 坰[Jiong1]
冂
Pinyin:jiong1
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 13), Occurring In 用, 同, 网 Etc . See Also 同字框[Tong2 Zi4 Kuang4]
囗
Pinyin:wei2
Meaning[3]: Enclosure
田
Pinyin:tian2
Meaning[3]: Surname Tian

Notes

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

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

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