檔[档] dàng
verb
: official records; grade (of goods); file; records
: shelves; cross-piece; measure word for cross-pieces
Kun Reading
none applicable
On Reading
none applicable
Usage:
檔[档]案 dang4’an4: file; record; archive
檔[档]次 dang4ci4: grade; class; quality; level
檔[档]口 dang4kou3: (Cantonese 粵) stall; booth
檔[档]期 dang4qi1: movie theater schedule
高檔[档] gao1dang4: superior quality; high grade; top grade
低檔[低档] di1dang4: low-grade; of low worth or rank; poor quality; inferior
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
木 (mu4: tree radical 75) suggests the meaning while
當 (dang1 | dang4: to serve as; accept | suitable) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
木 (mu4: tree radical 75) suggests the meaning while
當 (dang1 | dang4: to serve as; accept | suitable) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
档. Derived from generic character simplification rule #23 (當 » 当).
Semantic:
欓 dang3: a cross-piece, as the round of a ladder, the rail of a chair; shelves; pigeonholes
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
