铛 meaning and stroke order
Frying pan; warming vessel
How to write 铛, stroke by stroke
11 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 铛
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- frying pan
- griddle
- clank
- clang
- sound of metal
How 铛 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Metal.
钅 gives the meaning and 当 hints at the sound.
Radical: 钅 (gold), shared by 223 characters on this site.
How to remember 铛
铛 is metal 钅 plus 当 (dāng), which gives the sound. Picture a metal object going dāng dāng when struck, like a bell or a pan.
As dāng, 铛 mostly imitates the clang of metal and appears in the common word 铃铛 (língdang), a little bell. Example: 小猫脖子上挂着一个铃铛。(Xiǎo māo bózi shang guàzhe yí ge língdang.) The kitten wears a little bell on its neck.
Common mistake: Learners often write the sound word with 当 alone and forget the metal radical 钅 when they mean the bell in 铃铛. Also note that in 铃铛 the second syllable is usually said in the neutral tone, língdang, not língdāng.
Common words with 铛
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 铃铛 | língdang | little bell |
Questions about 铛
How many strokes are in 铛?
铛 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 铛 mean?
铛 (dāng) means frying pan; warming vessel. A common word with it is 铃铛 (língdang), meaning "little bell".
How do you pronounce 铛?
铛 is pronounced dāng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 铛?
The radical of 铛 is 钅, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 铛 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 铛?
The traditional form of 铛 is 鐺. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 铛 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
When is 铛 read chēng instead of dāng?
It is read chēng when it means a flat pan or griddle, as in 饼铛 (bǐngchēng), a griddle for flatbreads. It is read dāng when it describes the sound of metal or appears in 铃铛.
How do you write the sound of a bell ringing in Chinese?
A common way is the repeated sound word 铛铛 (dāngdāng) or 叮当 (dīngdāng). For example, 钟声铛铛地响 (zhōngshēng dāngdāng de xiǎng) means the bell clangs.