Read Edit View history 当 dāngdàng HSK2 to match Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 田 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound. The simplified character 当 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 當. Pinyin Separate values with commas dāng ×dàng ×dang × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 当 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 噹 ×當 ×当 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Shorthand for the 田 component in the traditional character 當. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 当 Simp strokes 当 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Shorthand for the 尚 component in the traditional character 當. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 当 Simp strokes 当 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 当 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 468, 785 ], [ 515, 743 ], [ 504, 496 ], [ 502, 478 ], [ 484, 458 ] ], [ [ 264, 647 ], [ 346, 577 ], [ 365, 546 ] ], [ [ 702, 744 ], [ 724, 719 ], [ 732, 698 ], [ 673, 635 ], [ 591, 565 ] ], [ [ 272, 420 ], [ 309, 413 ], [ 346, 415 ], [ 505, 436 ], [ 677, 469 ], [ 699, 467 ], [ 718, 457 ], [ 755, 421 ], [ 691, 176 ], [ 657, 144 ] ], [ [ 244, 257 ], [ 299, 246 ], [ 558, 284 ], [ 603, 285 ], [ 637, 277 ] ], [ [ 257, 76 ], [ 275, 68 ], [ 296, 68 ], [ 656, 110 ], [ 703, 110 ], [ 744, 96 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 523 458 Q 542 692 559 748 Q 563 758 542 775 Q 506 794 481 800 Q 465 804 456 795 Q 449 788 456 771 Q 475 743 476 724 Q 483 598 478 450 C 477 420 521 428 523 458 Z", "M 269 611 Q 314 548 354 524 Q 370 520 383 533 Q 390 546 389 566 Q 380 615 313 641 Q 276 662 258 657 Q 251 656 253 642 Q 253 629 269 611 Z", "M 679 693 Q 664 666 587 573 Q 575 554 596 557 Q 639 581 729 640 Q 751 659 781 671 Q 806 683 793 704 Q 777 725 746 742 Q 718 758 703 756 Q 687 755 692 738 Q 696 716 679 693 Z", "M 712 138 Q 749 339 812 401 Q 834 425 815 448 Q 794 466 727 498 Q 703 508 676 498 Q 597 473 523 458 L 478 450 Q 379 437 280 432 Q 259 431 261 419 Q 264 409 286 400 Q 316 385 359 397 Q 501 418 637 439 Q 673 446 686 431 Q 707 412 701 371 Q 679 241 649 139 C 641 110 706 109 712 138 Z", "M 250 267 Q 219 264 242 245 Q 278 214 308 222 Q 429 244 626 263 Q 638 262 648 275 Q 649 288 625 300 Q 589 322 511 303 Q 483 299 455 292 Q 419 286 250 267 Z", "M 649 139 Q 433 100 261 89 Q 234 88 250 64 Q 257 52 271 47 Q 284 43 303 45 Q 441 70 737 84 Q 752 85 754 96 Q 755 106 716 136 Q 715 137 712 138 L 649 139 Z" ] } 6 strokes 当 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 468, 785 ], [ 515, 743 ], [ 504, 496 ], [ 502, 478 ], [ 484, 458 ] ], [ [ 264, 647 ], [ 346, 577 ], [ 365, 546 ] ], [ [ 702, 744 ], [ 724, 719 ], [ 732, 698 ], [ 673, 635 ], [ 591, 565 ] ], [ [ 272, 420 ], [ 309, 413 ], [ 346, 415 ], [ 505, 436 ], [ 677, 469 ], [ 699, 467 ], [ 718, 457 ], [ 755, 421 ], [ 691, 176 ], [ 657, 144 ] ], [ [ 244, 257 ], [ 299, 246 ], [ 558, 284 ], [ 603, 285 ], [ 637, 277 ] ], [ [ 257, 76 ], [ 275, 68 ], [ 296, 68 ], [ 656, 110 ], [ 703, 110 ], [ 744, 96 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 523 458 Q 542 692 559 748 Q 563 758 542 775 Q 506 794 481 800 Q 465 804 456 795 Q 449 788 456 771 Q 475 743 476 724 Q 483 598 478 450 C 477 420 521 428 523 458 Z", "M 269 611 Q 314 548 354 524 Q 370 520 383 533 Q 390 546 389 566 Q 380 615 313 641 Q 276 662 258 657 Q 251 656 253 642 Q 253 629 269 611 Z", "M 679 693 Q 664 666 587 573 Q 575 554 596 557 Q 639 581 729 640 Q 751 659 781 671 Q 806 683 793 704 Q 777 725 746 742 Q 718 758 703 756 Q 687 755 692 738 Q 696 716 679 693 Z", "M 712 138 Q 749 339 812 401 Q 834 425 815 448 Q 794 466 727 498 Q 703 508 676 498 Q 597 473 523 458 L 478 450 Q 379 437 280 432 Q 259 431 261 419 Q 264 409 286 400 Q 316 385 359 397 Q 501 418 637 439 Q 673 446 686 431 Q 707 412 701 371 Q 679 241 649 139 C 641 110 706 109 712 138 Z", "M 250 267 Q 219 264 242 245 Q 278 214 308 222 Q 429 244 626 263 Q 638 262 648 275 Q 649 288 625 300 Q 589 322 511 303 Q 483 299 455 292 Q 419 286 250 267 Z", "M 649 139 Q 433 100 261 89 Q 234 88 250 64 Q 257 52 271 47 Q 284 43 303 45 Q 441 70 737 84 Q 752 85 754 96 Q 755 106 716 136 Q 715 137 712 138 L 649 139 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.