擋 (dong2 dong3 | dang3 dang4) : block; shelter; fender

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擋

dong2 dong3

dang3 dang4

[粵] dong2 | [國] dang3
[1] [v] block; obstruct; impede
[2] [v] shelter from; ward off
[3] [n] fender; blind; screen
[4] [n] (of vehicle) gear

[粵] dong3 | [國] dang4
[v] arrange (used only in compound form 摒擋)

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Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

擋 / 挡

This word has been viewed 7271 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Jul 2011 03:24

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阻擋 zo2 dong2 zu3 dang3 = to stop; to resist; to block; to obstruct

擋箭牌 dong2 zin3 paai4 = an excuse or pretext

低矮擋牆 dai1 ai2 dong2 coeng4 di1 ai3 dang3 qiang2 = parapet

擋泥板 dong2 nai4 baan2 = a fender

螳臂擋車 tong4 bei3 dong2 ce1 tang2 bi4 dang1 che1 = overate oneself and try to hold back an overwhelmingly superior force

落雨擔遮―死擋 lok6 jyu5 daam1 ze1 sei2 dong2 = a very good friend 粵

擋風玻璃 dong2 fung1 bo1 lei1 dang3 feng1 bo1 li2 = windshield

擋住 dong2 zyu6 dang3 zhu4 = to shield, to obstruct, to block

抵擋 dai2 dong2 di3 dang3 = resist

遮擋 ze1 dong2 zhe1 dang3 = to shelter (from)
See all 11 compounds (CantoDict reports 10 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 擋
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