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dèng

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dèng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dèng | deng4
English translation
bench; stool

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About dèng

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

dèng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

table

Etymology of dèng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

登几

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

dēng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and dēng represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using dèng

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jìn 河边 hé biān yǒu Shí dèng , jiàn yǒu 护栏, 大树 Dà shù Chéng Yīn .

Assemble a stone bench near the river, built a fence, tree shade.

Zuò zài 台前 Tái qián de Gāo 凳子 dèng zi shǎng .

He perched on a tall stool by the bar.

huí Guò lái 谦逊 qiānxùn 地坐 shǎng zhǐ kōng 凳子 dèng zi .

He took the vacant seat with an air of apology.

jiāng 一则 yī zé 题字 tí zì zài 长凳 cháng dèng shǎng .

He carved an inscription on a bench.

长凳 cháng dèng de 靠背可以 kěyǐ 向前 xiàng qián 翻折成一张桌子 zhuōzi

The back of the bench folds forward to make a table.

Words with dèng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
dèng bench dèng
凳子 dèng zi stool凳子 dèng zi
板凳 bǎn dèng wooden bench or stool板凳 bǎn dèng
长凳 cháng dèng pew長凳
坐冷板凳 zuò lěng bǎn dèng to hold an inconsequential job坐冷板凳 zuò lěng bǎn dèng
老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse)老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng
条凳 tiáo dèng bench條凳
桌椅板凳 zhuō yǐ bǎn dèng chairs and tables桌椅板凳 zhuō yǐ bǎn dèng

dèng Decomposition & Compounds

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