Keyword
to obstruct
- to block
- to get in the way
- cover
- guard
- Frequency
- #1544
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
A hand 扌 raised at the right time 当; 当 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
挡
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)
阻挡
to stop; to resist; to obstruct
挡住
to obstruct; to block
抵挡
to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand
遮挡
to shelter; to shelter from
挡箭牌
arrow-blocking shield; (fig.) pretext; cover; sth used to deflect blame, criticism or pressure
挡风玻璃
windshield; wind screen
挡路
to be in the way; to block the path
风挡
windshield
空挡
neutral gear
换挡
to change gear
手动挡
manual gear change; shift stick
排挡
gear (of car etc)
挡泥板
(car, bicycle etc) fender; mudguard; (UK) wing
挡位
(in a manual car) gear (i.e. reverse, neutral, 1st, 2nd etc); (automatic car) transmission mode (P, R, N, D etc); (electric fan, cooker etc) setting; mode
挡雨
to protect from the rain
自动挡
automatic transmission; auto gear shift
格挡
to parry; to fend off; to block (a blow)
挂挡
to put into gear; to engage the gear; gear change
摒挡
(literary) to put in order; to arrange; cuisine
挡驾
to decline to receive a visitor; to turn sb away
挡
to arrange; to put in order