等 — Chinese character
等
děng
rank, grade; same, equal; to wait
- Pinyin
- děng
- Radical
- 118 ⽵ (Bamboo)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 寺
- Formation
- ideographic — Bamboo strips ⺮ laid before a court 寺
- Japanese
- 等 as a kanji
Common words with 等
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 等等 | děng děng | et cetera; and so on ... |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal; equality |
| 等待 | děng dài | to wait; to wait for |
| 等级 (等級) | děng jí | grade; rank |
| 等于 (等於) | děng yú | to equal; to be tantamount to |
| 高等 | gāo děng | high-level; higher (animals, education etc) |
| 等到 | děng dào | to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) |
| 中等 | zhōng děng | medium |
| 高等教育 | gāo děng jiào yù | higher education |
| 同等 | tóng děng | equal to; having the same social class or status |
| 等候 | děng hòu | to wait; to wait for |
| 相等 | xiāng děng | equal; equally |
English words written with 等
等 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Analects 10.4
- Mencius 2A.2
- Mencius 3A.5
- Mencius 5B.2
- Zhuangzi On Declining Power
- Zhuangzi The Empire
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 20
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