档 (dàng): (bound form) shelves (for files), pigeonholes, (bound form) files, crosspiece (of a table etc)
档 (dàng) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) shelves (for files).” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 当 (phonetic). It ranks #1770 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 档 wood. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- (bound form) shelves (for files)
- pigeonholes
- (bound form) files
- crosspiece (of a table etc)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 档
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 档案noun | dàng àn | file | 6 |
| 高档adjective | gāo dàng | superior quality | 5 |
| 文档noun | wén dàng | (computer) file | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搭档 | dā dàng | to cooperate |
| 档子 | dàng zi | classifier for affairs, events etc |
| 档次 | dàng cì | grade |
| 归档 | guī dàng | to file away |
| 存档 | cún dàng | to archive |
| 档案馆 | dàng àn guǎn | archive library |
| 低档 | dī dàng | low-grade |
| 中档 | zhōng dàng | mid-range (in quality and price) |
| 文档对象模型 | wén dàng duì xiàng mó xíng | Document Object Model (DOM) |
| 高档服装 | gāo dàng fú zhuāng | haute couture |
| 档案总管 | dàng àn zǒng guǎn | (computing) file manager |
| 打档车 | dǎ dǎng chē | (Tw) manual transmission motorcycle (usually denotes a traditional-style motorcycle, as opposed to a scooter) |
| 档案传输协定 | dàng àn chuán shū xié dìng | File Transfer Protocol (FTP) |
| 文字档 | wén zì dàng | text file |
| 八点档 | bā diǎn dàng | 8:00 p.m. time slot (on television) |
档 appears in 46 compound words: 26 as the first character, 63 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 档 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这份档案需要妥善保管，不能随意借阅。
Zhè fèn dàng'àn xūyào tuǒshàn bǎoguǎn, bùnéng suíyì jièyuè.
This file needs to be properly kept and cannot be borrowed casually.
玉山投信首档ETF‘00988B 玉山严选非投债ET...
yù shān tóu xìn shǒu dàng E T F 0 0 9 8 8 B yù shān yán xuǎn fēi tóu zhài E T . . .
Yushan Investment Trust's first ETF '00988B Yushan Yanxuan Non-investment Bond ET...
台股金蛇年这7档规模翻倍增 吸金力道猛
tái gǔ jīn shé nián zhè 7 dàng guī mó fān bèi zēng xī jīn lì dào měng
The scale of these 7 gears in the Year of the Golden Snake of Taiwan stocks has doubled, and the gold absorption is fierce
AI“硬控”春节档,电影为何更有“人味”了
A I yìng kòng chūn jié dàng , diàn yǐng wéi hé gēng yǒu rén wèi le
AI "hard controls" the Spring Festival file, why is the movie more "human"
冬奥会|家乡连线:“最强夫妻档”!电影都不敢这么演..
dōng ào huì jiā xiāng lián xiàn : zuì qiáng fū qī dàng ! diàn yǐng dōu bù gǎn zhè má yǎn . .
Winter Olympics|Hometown Connection: "The Strongest Couple"! The movie doesn't dare to act like this:
春晚的另一场“巷战”:AI挤进春节档,不止为了发红..
chūn wǎn de lìng yī chǎng xiàng zhàn jǐ jìn chūn jié dǎng , bù zhǐ wéi le fā hóng . .
Another "Alley-oop" at the Spring Festival Gala: AI is squeezing into the Spring Festival slot, not just to send out red...
慧如那个简报档还没传喔？客户在催。
Huì rú nàge jiǎnbào dǎng hái méi chuán ō? kèhù zài cuī.
Hasn't Huiru sent the slides yet? The client's pushing.
羊屁股先生可没告诉我还有搭档。
Yáng pìgu xiānsheng kě méi gàosu wǒ háiyǒu dādàng.
Mr. Goat Butt never told me there would be a partner.
我需要去查一下档案。
Wǒ xūyào qù chá yīxià dàng'àn.
I need to have a quick look at the files.
汤姆把文档译成法语。
Tāngmǔ bǎ wéndàng yìchéng Fǎyǔ.
Tom translated the document into French.
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