凳 (dèng): bench, stool
凳 (dèng) is a Chinese character meaning “bench.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 登 (phonetic) and 几 (semantic). It ranks #2550 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 凳 table. Its radical form 几 (table) appears in many related characters such as 几 (jǐ, how many), 凭 (píng, to lean against), 凡 (fán, ordinary).
Definitions
- bench
- stool
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凳子noun | dèng zi | stool |
| 板凳noun | bǎn dèng | wooden bench or stool |
| 长凳noun | cháng dèng | pew |
| 坐冷板凳verb | zuò lěng bǎn dèng | to hold an inconsequential job |
| 老虎凳 | lǎo hǔ dèng | tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held d... |
| 三角凳 | sān jiǎo dèng | three-legged stool |
| 条凳noun | tiáo dèng | bench |
| 桌椅板凳noun | zhuō yǐ bǎn dèng | chairs and tables |
| 脚凳noun | jiǎo dèng | footstool |
| 春凳 | chūn dèng | (old) wooden bench |
| 椅凳 | yǐ dèng | bench |
| 杌凳noun | wù dèng | Chinese-style low stool |
| 矮凳noun | ǎi dèng | low stool |
| 兀凳 | wù dèng | Chinese-style low stool |
凳 appears in 14 compound words: 7 as the first character, 93 as the last, and 0 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 凳 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
凳字的写法很特别,让我印象深刻。
dèng zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character for "stool" is written is quite unique and left a deep impression on me.
田间地头、街头巷尾、庙会集市,河南坠子艺人板凳一支、坠胡一拉,戏迷便循声而去。
tián jiān dì tóu , jiē tóu xiàng wěi , miào huì jí shì , hé nán zhuì zǐ yì rén bǎn dèng yī zhī , zhuì hú yī lā , xì mí biàn xún shēng ér qù .
Whether in the fields, on the streets, or at temple fairs and markets, all it takes is for a Henan Zhuizi performer to set up a stool and begin playing the zhuihu, and theater enthusiasts will follow the sound.
正念呼吸法:找一个安静的场地,拿出一些空闲的时间,盘腿坐,或坐在凳子上。
zhèng niàn hū xī fǎ : zhǎo yī gè ān jìng de chǎng dì , ná chū yī xiē kōng xián de shí jiān , pán tuǐ zuò , huò zuò zài dèng zǐ shàng .
Mindful Breathing: Find a quiet place, set aside some free time, and sit cross-legged or on a chair.
夏天到了,长时间吹冷空调、久坐凉板凳、睡凉席等,也要小心肌肉痉挛诱发一系列症状。
xià tiān dào le , cháng shí jiān chuī lěng kōng diào , jiǔ zuò liáng bǎn dèng , shuì liáng xí děng , yě yāo xiǎo xīn jī ròu 痉 挛 yòu fā yī xì liè zhèng zhuàng .
Summer is here, and you should be careful of muscle cramps—which can trigger a range of symptoms—when you spend long periods in air-conditioned rooms, sit on cold benches, or sleep on cool mats.
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P L G Lú jùn xiáng bǎn dèng chū fā ná 2 3 fēn lǐng háng 猿 nì zhuǎn yǒng shì lì háng sài fēng wáng huò . . .
PLG: Lu Junxiang Comes Off the Bench to Score 23 Points as the Navigator Monkeys Comeback to Defeat the Warriors, Clinching the Regular Season Title and...
用金牌当屏保,宁忠岩不过是把冷板凳坐热
yòng jīn pái dāng bǐng bǎo , nìng zhōng yán bù guò shì bǎ lěng bǎn dèng zuò rè
By using his gold medal as a screen saver, Ning Zhongyan is merely warming up a cold bench
为什么你把长凳漆成红色了?
Wèishénme nǐ bǎ chángdèng qī chéng hóngsè le?
Why did you paint the bench red?
猫在凳子上还是凳子下?
Māo zài dèngzi shàng háishi dèngzi xià?
Is the cat on or under the chair?
老人闭上双眼,在长凳上坐着。
Lǎorén bìshang shuāngyǎn, zài chángdèng shàng zuò zhe.
The old man sat on the bench with his eyes closed.
他和他朋友坐在长凳上。
Tā hé tā péngyou zuò zài chángdèng shàng.
He and his friend sat on the bench.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 几 (table) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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