等

děng

d+ěng·3rd tone

to wait for; to await

Radical: 竹 Strokes: 12 HSK 1

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Most common

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍笼箭

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍笼箭箱签筹

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Character Decomposition

等=⺮+寺

Etymology

Bamboo strips ⺮ laid before a court 寺

Meanings

to wait for; to await

by the time; when; till

and so on; etc.; et al.

(bound form) class; rank; grade

(bound form) equal to; same as

(used to end an enumeration)

(literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)

děng

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Words with 等 228 total

second-class; second-rate次等cì děng elementary (i.e. easy)初等chū děng grade A · first-class甲等jiǎ děng what kind? · how, what · somewhat何等hé děng equal; impartial; fair均等jūn děng (literary) you (plural)尔等ěr děng poor-quality; inferior劣等liè děng

Idioms with 等 23 total Chain

going from there to lower grades (idiom)等而下之děng ér xià zhī place on the same footing · be regarded as equal (in value or merit etc.) · put on a par (with) · draw a parallel between · equate with等量齐观děng liàng qí guān regard as unimportant · regard it idly as of no importance · treat lightly (or casually) · make light of - make nothing of · take it lightly等闲视之děng xián shì zhī (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with等闲之辈děng xián zhī bèi officialese · official routine · (old) (conventional phrase used in response to one's superior) in view of the above, we therefore...等因奉此děng yīn fèng cǐ a cut above others · superior高人一等gāo rén yī děng