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噹
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当
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sound

HSK 10
Communication →Language
dāng
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 當 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (噹)
口 mouth+ 當 work as =
噹 sound
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
當 Phonetic component
work as
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Simplified (当)
田 rice field+ 尚 esteem =
当 to match
田 Meaning component
tián rice field
field, arable land, cultivated
Shorthand for the 田 component in the traditional character 當.
尚 Phonetic component
shàng esteem
still, yet
Shorthand for the 尚 component in the traditional character 當.
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Chinese
当 / 噹 [dāng]
(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
丁零当啷 [dīng​ling​dāng​lāng] #67,624
ding-a-ling
半瓶水响叮当 [bàn​píng​shuǐ​xiǎng​dīng​dāng]
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
叮叮当当 [dīng​dīng​dāng​dāng] #32,686
(onom.) ding dong
叮当 [dīng​dāng] #12,164
(onom.) ding dong
叮当声 [dīng​dāng​shēng]
tinkle
叮当响 [dīng​dāng​xiǎng]
(onom.) ding dong
当当 [dāng​dāng] #24,704
(onom.) ding dong
当当车 [dāng​dāng​chē]
(coll.) tram, especially Beijing trams during period of operation 1924-1956
色当 [Sè​dāng]
Sedan (French town)
响叮当 [xiǎng​dīng​dāng]
to tinkle
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