ㄉㄤ ˇ

dǎng

obstruct

挡 is a 9 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as dǎng in the third tone, however it can also be pronounced as dàng.

In traditional Chinese the characters 擋 or 攩 may be used instead.

It is made up of the components 扌 (hand) and 当 (be).

  • 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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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 挡

dǎng
dàng

Definitions for 挡 pronounced as dǎng

  • to resist
  • to obstruct
  • to hinder
  • to keep off
  • to block (a blow)
  • to get in the way of
  • cover
  • gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)
  • variant of 擋|挡[dang3]

Definitions for 挡 pronounced as dàng

  • to arrange
  • to put in order

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Book 3 part 1

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