当

dāng = d + ang1

(onom.) dong / ding dong (bell)

dāng = d + ang1

to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at

当

當

dàng = d + ang4

at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)

当 character breakdown

当
- - 小
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 亅
  - 彐
  - ⺌
    - 小
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
      - 亅
  - 彐

Component Translations

小

xiǎo = xi + ao3

small / tiny / few / young

彐

jì = ji + Ø4

pig snout (Kangxi radical 58)

⺌

Character component without intrinsic meaning

Characters with 当 as component

档挡垱铛珰裆筜

档

檔

dàng = d + ang4

official records / grade (of goods) / file / records / shelves / slot / gap / crosspiece / classifier for crosspieces / classifier for events, affairs etc / Taiwan pr. [dang3]

档

檔

dǎng = d + ang3

(Tw) variant of 擋|挡[dang3], gear

挡

擋

dǎng = d + ang3

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)