Chinese Word: 铛 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

铛 (Trad.: 鐺)Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 金

Pictophonetic:当 indicates the sound; 钅 (metal) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 钅 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- 当 [ dāng ] appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells

Similar Characters: 锆

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Pinyin: chēng

English Definition:frying pan; griddle

Chinese Definition:
①烙饼或做菜用的平底浅锅：饼铛。
②温器：酒铛。茶铛。

Example Words:

	鼎铛玉石	dǐng chēng yù shí	lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material; casting pearls before swine
	饼铛	bǐng chēng	baking pan

Pinyin: dāng

English Definition:clank; clang; sound of metal

Chinese Definition:
①同“当”。

Example Words:

锒铛入狱	láng dāng rù yù	lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom); fig. to be put behind bars; to get jailed
铛铛	dāng dāng	(onom.) clang; clank of metal; sound of striking a gong
锒铛	láng dāng	iron chains; shackles; (onom.) clank
铛铛车	dāng dāng chē	(coll.) tram, especially Beijing trams during period of operation 1924-1956; also written 当当车

1		wēi bō lú 微波炉 fā chū 发出 dīng chēng 叮铛 de 的 xiǎng shēng 响声。 The microwave dings.
2		líng ér 铃儿 xiǎng 响 dīng chēng 叮铛 shì 是 shǒu 首 fēi cháng 非常 hǎo 好 de 的 gē 歌。 Jingle bells is a very good song .
3		tā 它 \" chēng 铛 \" de 的 yì shēng 一声， máo jiān 矛尖 lìng rén mǎn yì 令人满意 de 地 zhā jìn 扎进 dì xià 地下。 It buries its point into the ground with a satisfying "thunk."
4		méi yǒu 没有 yìng dá 应答。 zhǐ yǒu 只有 fēng 风 chuān 穿 xiàng 橡 lín 林 de 的 sà sà 飒飒 shēng 声 hé 和 niú líng 牛铃 ǒu ěr 偶尔 pèng zhuàng 碰撞 de 的 dīng chēng 叮铛 shēng 声。 The only reply is the wind soughing in the oaks and the occasional clonk of a cowbell.
5		tā 她 tuì hòu 退后 yí bù 一步， bǎ 把 cháng jiàn 长剑 chā jìn 插进 tā 他 de 的 xiōng táng 胸膛， zhí dào 直到 chēng 铛 de 地 yì shēng 一声 dǎ 打 dào 到 shí qiáng 石墙。 She stepped back and drove the point of her sword into his chest until it clanked against stone.

1		wēi bō lú 微波炉 fā chū 发出 dīng chēng 叮铛 de 的 xiǎng shēng 响声。 The microwave dings.
2		líng ér 铃儿 xiǎng 响 dīng chēng 叮铛 shì 是 shǒu 首 fēi cháng 非常 hǎo 好 de 的 gē 歌。 Jingle bells is a very good song .
3		tā 它 \" chēng 铛 \" de 的 yì shēng 一声， máo jiān 矛尖 lìng rén mǎn yì 令人满意 de 地 zhā jìn 扎进 dì xià 地下。 It buries its point into the ground with a satisfying "thunk."
4		méi yǒu 没有 yìng dá 应答。 zhǐ yǒu 只有 fēng 风 chuān 穿 xiàng 橡 lín 林 de 的 sà sà 飒飒 shēng 声 hé 和 niú líng 牛铃 ǒu ěr 偶尔 pèng zhuàng 碰撞 de 的 dīng chēng 叮铛 shēng 声。 The only reply is the wind soughing in the oaks and the occasional clonk of a cowbell.
5		tā 她 tuì hòu 退后 yí bù 一步， bǎ 把 cháng jiàn 长剑 chā jìn 插进 tā 他 de 的 xiōng táng 胸膛， zhí dào 直到 chēng 铛 de 地 yì shēng 一声 dǎ 打 dào 到 shí qiáng 石墙。 She stepped back and drove the point of her sword into his chest until it clanked against stone.