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档

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(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes; (bound form) files; crosspiece (of a table etc); (bound form) (of goods) grade; vendor's open-air stall; (Tw) timeslot for a show or program; classifier for shows; classifier for events, affairs etc; Taiwan pr. [dang3]

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HSK 3.0
Level 6
Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
10
Radical
木 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
檔
Common rank
#1,381
Unicode
U+6863

Sound it out + = · + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 档 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 meaning “wood” + 当 sound ( dāng )

Components 木 当

How to remember it

files · Heisig RSH #948

木 tree + 当 work as

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 档

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
打档车 dǎ dǎng chē (Tw) manual transmission motorcycle (usually denotes a traditional-style motorcycle, as op…
黄金档 huáng jīn dàng prime time
文字档 wén zì dàng text file
高档服装 gāo dàng fú zhuāng haute couture; high fashion clothing
文档对象模型 Wén dàng Duì xiàng Mó xíng Document Object Model (DOM)
八点档 bā diǎn dàng 8:00 p.m. time slot (on television); (Tw) (coll.) television drama series that airs in the…
大排档 dà pái dàng food stall; open-air restaurant
档案总管 dàng àn zǒng guǎn (computing) file manager
生死搭档 shēng sǐ dā dàng inseparable partner
大牌档 dà pái dàng food stall; open-air restaurant (original Hong Kong written form, now usually written as 大…
档子 dàng zi classifier for affairs, events etc
档案传输协定 dàng àn chuán shū xié dìng File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
中档 zhōng dàng mid-range (in quality and price)
高档 gāo dàng superior quality; high grade; top grade
面档 miàn dàng noodle stall or counter
文档 wén dàng (computer) file; document; documentation
下档 xià dàng (Tw) (of a film, TV drama etc) to end its run; to stop being shown
档口 dàng kǒu stall; booth
档车 dǎng chē see 打檔車|打档车[da3 dang3 che1]
打档 dǎ dǎng (Tw) to change gears

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 当 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
当 sound part dāng appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
铛 dāng frying pan; warming vessel
裆 dāng the crotch or seat of a pair of pants
筜 dāng tall bamboo