等 děng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 寺 court, office
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
等待
děngdài
to wait for
Characters in this word
待 dāi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 寺 court, office
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我在等待你。 Wǒ zài děngdài nǐ. I am waiting for you.
- 请等待一下。 Qǐng děngdài yíxià. Please wait for a bit.
- 她等待妈妈。 Tā děngdài māma. She waits for her mother.