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Character Decomposition
当=⺌+彐
Meanings
(onom.) dong
ding dong (bell)
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
at or in the very same...
suitable
adequate
fitting
proper
to replace
to regard as
to think
to pawn
(coll.) to fail (a student)
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Words with 当 467 total
Idioms with 当 153 total
to go on foot (idiom) · to do things at a leisurely pace安步当车ān bù dàng chēlit. a hundred cannot match one (idiom); fig. to be vastly superior; one is worth a hundred百不当一bǎi bù dāng yī(idiom) wicked people hold power; a vicious tyranny rules the land豺狼当道chái láng dāng dàoravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power · a vicious tyranny rules the land豺狼当涂chái láng dāng tú