凳
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bench; stool
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 几 +12
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 凳
- Common rank
- #2,703
- Unicode
- U+51F3
Formation & memory
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Words with 凳
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三角凳 | three-legged stool | |
| 坐冷板凳 | to hold an inconsequential job; to receive a cold reception; to be kept waiting for an ass… | |
| 老虎凳 | tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along… | |
| 凳子 | stool; small seat | |
| 长凳 | pew; bench; CL:張|张[zhang1] | |
| 板凳 | wooden bench or stool; CL:張|张[zhang1],條|条[tiao2] | |
| 脚凳 | footstool | |
| 条凳 | bench | |
| 春凳 | (old) wooden bench | |
| 桌椅板凳 | chairs and tables; household furniture | |
| 矮凳 | low stool | |
| 椅凳 | bench; chairs and stools | |
| 兀凳 | Chinese-style low stool | |
| 杌凳 | Chinese-style low stool |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 登 — compare how they read.