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档 (dàng): Shelves — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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2.

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3.

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档

档=木wood+当should

Wooden (木) shelves or files (当) used to store documents or items in an organized manner, like archives.

4.

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5.

How to Use 档

Grade or quality

Indicates a level, rank, or class of something.

高档 • gāo dàng • top; superior quality • HSK 5

HSK 5

gāo高

dàng档

top; superior quality

档次 • dàng cì • grade; class • HSK 6

HSK 6

dàng档

cì次

grade; class

Files or documents

Refers to a collection of records or data.

档案 • dàng àn • files; archives; record • HSK 6

HSK 6

dàng档

àn

6.

Example Sentences

Tā他

bǎ把

suǒ所

yǒu有

jiù旧

hé合

tong同

dōu都

cún存

dàng档

zài在

diàn电

nǎo脑

lǐ里

le了

。

He archived all the old contracts in the computer.

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

de的

gōng工

zuò作

dā搭

dàng档

qǐng请

bǎ把

zhè这

fèn份

wén文

jiàn件

fàng放

rù入

dàng

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

tí提

gōng供

gāo高

dàng档

de

Zhè这

dàng档

zi子

shì事

bù不

hǎo好

bàn办

。

This kind of matter is hard to handle.

Information

Pinyindàng

Meaningshelves, files, or a crosspiece

Strokes10

Radical木

Traditional檔

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1304

Zhuyinㄉㄤˋ

UnicodeU+6863

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案

files; archives; record

文档 • wén dàng • document; file • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

wén文

dàng档

document; file

。

He is my work partner.

档

àn案

guì柜

。

Please put this document in the filing cabinet.

的

yòng用

cān餐

tǐ体

yàn验

。

This restaurant offers a high-end dining experience.

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Characters pronounced "dang".

裆dāngcrotch or seat of pants; pants
铛dāngfrying pan; warming vessel
挡dǎngto block; hinder; resist
荡dàngto wash away; to cleanse; to sway; to swing
党dǎng(political) party
当dāngwork as

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "木".

榻tàcot, couch, bed
桦huàtype of birch
檬méngtype of locust oracacia
桓huánvariety of tree; surname
札zháletter, note; correspondence
楞léngused for Ceylon in Buddhist texts

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