凳

dèng
#2,674 most
frequent character
bench, stool

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

凳 has 几 table as the meaning part and 登 dēng as a sound part. It first meant a type of chair. The meaning grew to stool and then bench.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

凳dèng
variant of 凳[deng4]

Homophones

HSK 6
瞪dèng
to open (one's eyes) wide

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