当 dāng

当 (dāng) is a Chinese character with 6 strokes, taught at HSK level 2. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Pinyin: dāng
Strokes: 6
Level: HSK level 2
Component: 彐

Meaning

当 means to serve as / when in English.

Meanings in 13 languages
English	to serve as / when
Spanish	servir de / cuando
Portuguese	servir de / quando
French	servir de / quand
German	dienen als / wenn
Italian	servire come / quando
Russian	служить / когда
Arabic	يعمل كـ / عندما
Hindi	होना / जब
Indonesian	menjadi / ketika
Vietnamese	làm / khi
Japanese	〜となる・時
Korean	되다 / 때

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 当 loaded.

Characters at the same level

目 mù 便 pián 举 jǔ 头 tóu 低 dī 思 sī 故 gù 春 chūn 处 chù 闻 wén 鸟 niǎo 黄 huáng