黨 meaning and stroke order
Political party, gang, faction
How to write 黨, stroke by stroke
20 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 黨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- party
- association
- club
- society
How 黨 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Dark.
兄 gives the meaning and 尚 hints at the sound.
Radical: 黑 (black), shared by 17 characters on this site.
How to remember 黨
黨 stacks 尚 (shàng) on top of 黑 (hēi, black). Picture people gathering in the dark under one roof to plot together, and you have a faction or party. 尚 also hints at the sound, shàng to dǎng.
黨 is the traditional form used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Mainland China writes it 党. It appears mostly in compounds about politics and groups, such as 政黨 (zhèngdǎng, political party) and 黨員 (dǎngyuán, party member). Example: 他是黨員。(Tā shì dǎngyuán.) He is a party member.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes misread 黨 as 堂 (táng, hall) or 賞 (shǎng, reward), which share the 尚 top. Only 黨 has 黑 underneath, and its tone is third tone dǎng, not táng or shǎng.
Common words with 黨
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 政黨 | zhèngdǎng | political party | HSK 6 |
| 黑手黨 | hēishǒudǎng | mafia | |
| 黨員 | dǎngyuán | party member | |
| 死黨 | sǐdǎng | best friends; inseparable sidekick | |
| 黨派 | dǎngpài | political party; faction | |
| 同黨 | tóngdǎng | to belong to the same party or organization; member of the same party or organization; (de | |
| 共和黨人 | gònghédǎngrén | a Republican party member | |
| 保守黨 | bǎoshǒudǎng | conservative political parties | |
| 黨內 | dǎngnèi | within the party (esp. Chinese communist party) | |
| 在野黨 | zàiyědǎng | opposition party | |
| 叛黨 | pàndǎng | to betray one's party; to defect (from the communist party) |
Questions about 黨
How many strokes are in 黨?
黨 is written with 20 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 黨 mean?
黨 (dǎng) means political party, gang, faction. A common word with it is 政党 (zhèngdǎng), meaning "political party".
How do you pronounce 黨?
黨 is pronounced dǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 黨?
The radical of 黨 is 黑, which carries the idea of "black". Dictionaries list 黨 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 黨?
黨 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 党, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Does 黨 always sound negative, like a gang?
No. In words like 政黨 (zhèngdǎng) it is neutral and just means a political party. It turns negative in words like 黑手黨 (hēishǒudǎng, mafia), and it is friendly in 死黨 (sǐdǎng, best friends).
What does 死黨 mean, and is it rude?
死黨 (sǐdǎng) is casual slang for a very close friend or inseparable buddy. Even though 死 means death, the word is affectionate among friends and is not rude.