挡

擋
dàng
#1,930 most
frequent character
to arrange, to put in order

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

挡 pairs 扌 a hand with 当 dāng, which supplies the sound, and first meant 'to get rid of'. From clearing things away came blocking and screening. Read dàng, it means to arrange, borrowed for the sound.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

HSK 5
挡dǎng
to resist, to obstruct, to hinder

Homophones

档dàng
pigeonhole, files, archives
当dàng
at or in the very same..., suitable
荡dàng
to wash, to squander, to sweep away

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