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凳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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凳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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凳 Stroke Order — How to Write 凳

Stroke Order

凳 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 几, 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.

凳 Radical and Character Components

Components:登几

凳 is a phono-semantic compound: 几 (table) carries the meaning, while 登 indicates the sound.

Radical: 几 + 12 more strokes

凳 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • dèng

Meanings of 凳 in Chinese

1

dèng凳

A seat with legs but no backrest; a stool or bench.
请把那张凳子搬到这里来。
Please bring that stool over here.

Words with 凳

  • ǎi矮dèng凳low stool, short stool
  • bǎn板dèng凳stool, bench
  • jiǎo脚dèng凳footstool, ottoman
  • tiáo条dèng凳a long bench or stool
  • gōng恭dèng凳A close stool.
  • zhuō桌yǐ椅bǎn板dèng凳tables and chairs, basic furniture
  • dèng凳zi子stool, bench
  • cháng长dèng凳bench, settee
  • shí石dèng凳stone bench, stone stool
  • xiáo小bǎn板dèng凳small stool, low stool
  • dèng凳zi子shàng上on the stool, on a stool
  • jiù旧mù木dèng凳old wooden stool, old wooden bench
  • xiǎo小dèng凳zǐ子small stool, little stool

Idioms with 凳

  • zuò坐lěng冷bǎn板dèng凳be neglected or sidelined
  • lěng冷bǎn板dèng凳sidelined in a neglected position

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Questions about 凳

What does 凳 mean in Chinese?

凳 (dèng) means “A seat with legs but no backrest” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 凳?

凳 is pronounced dèng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 凳 have?

凳 has 14 strokes.

How do you write 凳?

凳 is written in 14 strokes, starting from the radical 几. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 凳?

The radical of 凳 is 几, and 凳 is a phono-semantic compound.

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