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擋: to obstruct | to arrange

By February 12, 2015January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Language-Learning

 

擋 [挡] dǎng

verb
: to obstruct; to resist; to hinder
: to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of
: cover; gear

擋 [挡] dàng


: to arrange; to put in order

Kun Reading
none applicable

On Reading
none applicable

 Usage:

擋[挡]位 dang3wei4: gear level (i.e. first gear, high gear etc)
擋[挡]住 dang3zhu4: to obstruct
擋[挡]路 dang3lu4: blocking the way
阻擋[挡] zu3dang3: to stop; to resist; to obstruct
抵擋[抵挡] di3dang3: to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand
排擋[挡] pai2dang3: gear
 Etymology:


形声 Pictophonetic.
扌 (shou3: hand radical 64) suggests the meaning while
(dang1 | dang4: to serve as; accept | suitable) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.
挡. Derived from generic character simplification rule #23 (當 » 当).



Semantic:
攩 dang3: obstruct; impede; stop; resist



 Examples:
有前面那個人擋着, 我看不見球赛。
you3 qian2mian4 na4ge4ren2 dang3zhe, wo3 kan4 bu4 jian4 qiu2sai4
With the man obstructing my front view, I can’t watch the ball game.

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary