Chinese symbol for “shelves”
档
dàng
Traditional: 檔
(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes; (bound form) files; crosspiece (of a table etc); (bound form) (of goods) grade
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shelves is 档 (dàng), defined as: (bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes; (bound form) files; crosspiece (of a table etc); (bound form) (of goods) grade; vendor's open-air stall; (Tw) timeslot for a show or program.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 档.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 档案 (檔案) | dàng àn | file; record; archive |
| 文档 (文檔) | wén dàng | (computer) file; document; documentation |
| 档次 (檔次) | dàng cì | grade; class |
| 搭档 (搭檔) | dā dàng | to cooperate; partner |
| 高档 (高檔) | gāo dàng | superior quality; high grade |
| 存档 (存檔) | cún dàng | to archive; to place on file; saved data (for a video game etc) |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.