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Making Chinese characters memorable

挡

ㄉㄤ ˇ

dǎng

obstruct
See how characters are made

Break characters down into their components to see semantic and phonetic hints

  • 挡
    ㄉㄤ ˇ

    dǎng

    obstruct

    • 扌
      ㄕㄡ ˙

      shou

      hand

    • 当
      ㄉㄤ

      dāng

      be

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Anne wonders whose HAND the [dong]le IS in. She watched the video footage but the view of the thief is obstructed.
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