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挡

dǎng

to block

A person blocking a doorway
Memory picture

Character

挡 dǎng

Strokes
9
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 当 appropriate, timely
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 请别挡路。 Qǐng bié dǎng lù. Please do not block the way.
  • 雨伞挡住雨。 Yǔsǎn dǎng zhù yǔ. The umbrella blocks the rain.
  • 他挡在门口。 Tā dǎng zài ménkǒu. He blocks the doorway.

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