党 meaning and stroke order
Party; association; club
How to write 党, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 党
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- party
- association
- club
- society
How 党 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Elder brother.
兄 gives the meaning and 尚 hints at the sound.
Radical: 儿 (son), shared by 24 characters on this site.
How to remember 党
党 is pictophonetic: the top part comes from 尚 (shàng), which hints at the sound, and the bottom is 兄 (xiōng), elder brother. Picture a group of elder brothers standing together under one roof, loyal to each other like members of a party or gang.
党 appears mostly in compound words about political parties and groups, such as 政党 (zhèngdǎng) political party and 党员 (dǎngyuán) party member. In casual speech, 死党 (sǐdǎng) means your closest friends. Example: 他们是我的死党。(Tāmen shì wǒ de sǐdǎng.) They are my best friends.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 党 (dǎng) with 当 (dāng), which sounds similar and also has three dots on top, but 当 has a 彐 shape underneath while 党 has 兄. Also keep the third tone in 党; saying dāng changes it to 当.
Common words with 党
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 政党 | zhèngdǎng | political party | HSK 6 |
| 黑手党 | hēishǒudǎng | mafia | |
| 党员 | dǎngyuán | party member | |
| 死党 | sǐdǎng | best friends; inseparable sidekick | |
| 党派 | dǎngpài | political party; faction | |
| 同党 | tóngdǎng | to belong to the same party or organization; member of the same party or organization; (de | |
| 共和党人 | gònghédǎngrén | a Republican party member | |
| 保守党 | bǎoshǒudǎng | conservative political parties | |
| 党内 | dǎngnèi | within the party (esp. Chinese communist party) | |
| 在野党 | zàiyědǎng | opposition party | |
| 叛党 | pàndǎng | to betray one's party; to defect (from the communist party) |
党 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 党
How many strokes are in 党?
党 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 党 mean?
党 (dǎng) means party; association; club. A common word with it is 政党 (zhèngdǎng), meaning "political party".
How do you pronounce 党?
党 is pronounced dǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 党?
The radical of 党 is 儿, which carries the idea of "son". Dictionaries list 党 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 党?
The traditional form of 党 is 黨. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 党 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 党 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 党 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Does 死党 mean a dead party member?
No. Although 死 (sǐ) means die, 死党 (sǐdǎng) is informal slang for very loyal, inseparable friends. It is a warm, friendly word in everyday speech.
Is 党 always about politics?
Mostly, but not only. It can mean any faction or gang, as in 黑手党 (hēishǒudǎng) mafia or 同党 (tóngdǎng) accomplice or fellow member. Context tells you whether it is political or not.