当
当 (dāng) means “to be”. It is made of ⺌ + 彐 and has 6 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 当 into its parts
What 当 is made of
- ⺌ — structural part
- 彐 jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
当 stroke order
Example sentences
我想当老师。Wǒ xiǎng dāng lǎoshī.I want to be a teacher.
他当了我们的班长。Tā dāng le wǒmen de bānzhǎng.He became our class monitor.
Words with 当
- 当时dāngshíthen
- 当初dāngchūat first
- 当地dāngdìlocal
- 当然dāngránof course
- 当中dāngzhōngamong
- 相当xiāngdāngquite
- 应当yīngdāngshould
- 当心dāngxīnto be careful
- 上当shàngdàngto be fooled
- 不敢当bùgǎndāngyou flatter me
- 充当chōngdāngto act as
- 当场dāngchǎngon the spot
- 当代dāngdàicontemporary
- 当面dāngmiànface to face
- 当前dāngqiáncurrent
- 当事人dāngshìrénperson involved
- 当务之急dāngwùzhījímost urgent task
- 当选dāngxuǎnto be elected
- 理所当然lǐsuǒdāngránnatural
- 恰当qiàdàngappropriate
- 妥当tuǒdangappropriate
- 正当zhèngdànglegitimate
Also built with ⺌
Quick facts
| Pinyin | dāng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to be; to work as; when |
| Strokes | 6 |
| Radical | 小 (small, #42) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 4 |
Questions about 当
What does 当 mean?
当 (dāng) means “to be; to work as; when”.
How many strokes does 当 have?
当 has 6 strokes.
What is the radical of 当?
The radical of 当 is 小 (xiǎo, “small”), Kangxi radical number 42.
What parts make up 当?
当 is made of ⺌ (structural part) and 彐 (snout).
Which HSK level is 当?
当 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Learn 当 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.