等
等 (děng) means “to wait”. It is made of ⺮ + 寺 and has 12 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 等 into its parts
What 等 is made of
- ⺮ zhú — bamboo
- 寺 sì — court
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸 cùn — inch
- 土 tǔ — earth
Origin hint: Bamboo strips ⺮ laid before a court 寺 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
等 stroke order
Example sentences
我在门口等你。Wǒ zài ménkǒu děng nǐ.I'll wait for you at the door.
你等了多久？Nǐ děng le duō jiǔ?How long did you wait?
Words with 等
- 等到děngdàoto wait until
- 等于děngyúto equal
- 平等píngděngequal
- 等待děngdàito wait
- 等候děnghòuto wait
- 等级děngjígrade
- 相等xiāngděngequal
Also built with ⺮
- 笑xiàoto smile
- 笔bǐpen
- 符fúamulet
- 笨bènstupid
- 第dìordinal prefix (first, second…)
- 笼lóngbasket
- 筋jīnmuscles
- 筐kuāngbasket
- 筑zhùbuilding
- 筒tǒngtube
- 答dáto answer
- 策cèto urge
Quick facts
| Pinyin | děng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to wait; and so on; etc. |
| Strokes | 12 |
| Radical | 竹 (bamboo, #118) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
| HSK | HSK 2 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 4 |
Questions about 等
What does 等 mean?
等 (děng) means “to wait; and so on; etc.”.
How many strokes does 等 have?
等 has 12 strokes.
What is the radical of 等?
The radical of 等 is 竹 (zhú, “bamboo”), Kangxi radical number 118.
What parts make up 等?
等 is made of ⺮ (bamboo) and 寺 (court).
Which HSK level is 等?
等 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Learn 等 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.