当

See also: 噹 and 當

Translingual

Stroke order

Etymology

Simplified from 當 and 噹

Han character

当 (radical 42 小+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 火尸一 (FSM), composition ⿱⺌彐)

1. bear, accept
2. undertake
3. just
4. sound of bells

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 297, character 6
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9913
• Dae Jaweon: page 591, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 562, character 12
• Unihan data for U+5F53

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Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 当 – see 當. (This character, 当, is the simplified form of 當.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 当 – see 噹. (This character, 当, is the simplified form of 噹.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji

当

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 當)

1. hit
2. right
3. appropriate
4. himself

Readings

• Goon: とう (tō)
• Kan’on: とう (tō)
• Kun: あたる (ataru), あてる (ateru), あて (ate)

Compounds

Compounds

当来 (とうらい) ‎(tōrai): afterlife

Prefix

当 ‎(hiragana とう, romaji tō-)

1. this (business or place)

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Korean

Hanja

当 • ‎(dang) (hangeul 당, revised dang, McCune-Reischauer tang, Yale tang)

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Vietnamese

Han character

当 (đáng, đương)

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References

• Nom Foundation