铛

chēng · dāng

frying pan · griddle

Radical: 钅 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

铁钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错

Same radical

铁钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错锁锡钻

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Character Decomposition

铛=钅+当

Etymology

metal

Meanings2 pronunciations

chēng

frying pan

griddle

dāng

clank

clang

sound of metal

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Words with 铛 34 total

(onom.) clang · clank of metal · sound of striking a gong铛铛dāng dāng iron chains · shackles · (onom.) clank锒铛láng dāng little bell · CL: zhī铃铛líng dang baking pan饼铛bǐng chēng (coll.) tram, especially Beijing trams during period of operation 1924-1956铛铛车dāng dāng chē lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material · casting pearls before swine鼎铛玉石dǐng chēng yù shí lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom) · fig. to be put behind bars · to get jailed锒铛入狱láng dāng rù yù

Idioms with 铛 4 total Chain

lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material · casting pearls before swine鼎铛玉石dǐng chēng yù shí lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom) · fig. to be put behind bars · to get jailed锒铛入狱láng dāng rù yù

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