挡 Stroke Order — How to Write 挡

Stroke Order

挡 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

挡 Radical and Character Components

Components:扌当

挡 is an ideographic compound. A hand 扌 raised at the right time 当; 当 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 扌 + 6 more strokes

挡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

dǎng
dàng

Meanings of 挡 in Chinese

dǎng挡

to block; to obstruct; to shield; to ward off

他用手遮挡住了阳光。

He used his hand to block the sunlight.

Refers to gears in a vehicle, such as 'engaging a gear' (挂挡) or 'changing gears' (换挡).

他熟练地换挡，加速驶离

He skillfully changed gears and accelerated away.

A gear, level, or setting on an instrument or device, indicating a specific range or degree of light, electricity, heat, etc.

这台风扇有三挡，你可以根据需要调节。

This fan has three settings, and you can adjust it according to your needs.

dàng挡

Used in the fixed phrase '摒挡' (bìngdàng), meaning to prepare, to arrange, or to get ready.

她仔细地摒挡着一切，以确保婚礼顺利进行。

She carefully prepared everything to ensure the wedding proceeded smoothly.

Common Words and Phrases with 挡

dǎng挡chē车

to operate textile machines in a factory

张师傅在纺织厂挡车几十年了，经验非常丰富

Master Zhang has been operating and monitoring machines in the textile factory for decades, and he is very experienced.

dǎng挡hán寒

to ward off the cold

这件毛衣很厚实，穿上它能有效挡寒。

This sweater is very thick; wearing it can effectively keep out the cold.

dǎng挡jià驾

to decline to receive a guest; to turn away a visitor with an excuse

他身体不适，只好请秘书代为挡驾。

He was not feeling well, so he had to ask his secretary to politely turn away visitors.

dǎng挡jiàn箭pái牌

A shield, literally; or figuratively, a pretext or excuse used to avoid responsibility or blame.

他总是把工作忙当成挡箭牌，拒绝参加家庭聚会。

He always uses being busy with work as a pretext to decline family gatherings.

dǎng挡lù路

To block or obstruct a path, or to get in the way of someone or something.

请不要把你的自行车停在门口，会挡路。

Please don't park your bicycle at the entrance, it will block the way.

dǎng挡tou头

an obstacle; something that blocks or hinders

为了安全，这个机器上安装了一个挡头，防止操作员的手伸进去。

For safety, a guard was installed on this machine to prevent the operator's hand from reaching inside.

dǎng挡tou头zhèn阵

to be at the forefront of the battle; to lead the attack

在这次创新大赛中，我们团队的研发部门决定挡头阵，负责核心技术的攻关，为后面的设计和测试争取时间。

In this innovation competition, our team's R&D department decided to take the lead, focusing on overcoming the core technical challenges to buy time for subsequent design and testing.