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Character Decomposition
挡=扌+当
Etymology
A hand 扌 raised at the right time 当; 当 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings2 pronunciations
dǎng
to resist
to obstruct
to hinder
to keep off
to block (a blow)
to get in the way of
cover
gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)
dàng
to arrange
to put in order
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Words with 挡 57 total
(literary) to put in order; to arrange · cuisine摒挡bìng dàngto resist · to obstruct · to bear responsibility for顶挡dǐng dǎngneutral gear空挡kōng dǎnggear (of car etc)排挡pái dǎngto stop · to resist · to obstruct阻挡zǔ dǎngto shelter · to shelter from遮挡zhē dǎngneutral (gear)N挡N dǎngpark (gear) · program mode (on a digital camera)P挡P dǎngto resist · to hold back · to stop · to ward off · to withstand抵挡dǐ dǎngto put into gear · to engage the gear · gear change挂挡guà dǎngto change gear换挡huàn dǎng(in a manual car) gear (i.e. reverse, neutral, 1st, 2nd etc) · (automatic car) transmission mode (P, R, N, D etc) · (electric fan, cooker etc) setting; mode挡位dǎng wèi
Idioms with 挡 5 total Chain
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