Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “dang”
25 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
dāng
当
dāng
裆appropriate, timely
6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4dāng
铛the crotch or seat of a pair of pants
11 strokesdāng
筜frying pan
11 strokesdāng
當tall bamboo
12 strokesdāng
噹appropriate, timely
13 strokesdāng
襠appropriate, timely
16 strokesdāng
簹the crotch or seat of a pair of pants
18 strokesdāng
鐺tall bamboo
19 strokesdāng
frying pan
21 strokes3
Third tone
dǎng
4
Fourth tone
dàng
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