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work as

HSK 10
dāng, dàng
トウ
あ.たる、あ.てる、まさ.に
Phonosemantic compound. 田 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound.
Components
rice field+ esteem =
work as
Meaning component
tián rice field
field, arable land, cultivated
Phonetic component
shàng esteem
still, yet
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
Seal
Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [dāng]
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
/ [dàng]
at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn; (coll.) to fail (a student)
Japanese
とう 同音
  1. prefix this; our; the ... in question; the said ...
  2. noun right; justice; fairness
  3. noun abbrev. checking account
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あたり
Atari surname