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12 strokes
Character #113 · The First 1000

děng

wait

to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; class; rank; grade; equal to; same as

Strokes
12
Both scripts
等
Poster cell
A5

简 = 繁等 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • píngděng equal
  • děngyú to equal
  • děngdào to wait until
  • děngdài to wait
  • děngjí grade
  • gāoděng high-level
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 等

Write 等 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, děng, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell A5 · 28 × 36 grid

等 is #113 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 等 mean in English?
等 (děng) means "wait": to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; class; rank; grade; equal to; same as.
How do you pronounce 等?
等 is pronounced děng in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄉㄥˇ.
How many strokes does 等 have?
等 has 12 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 等 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 等 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 等?
Common words that use 等 include 平等 (píngděng, equal), 等于 (děngyú, to equal), 等到 (děngdào, to wait until), 等待 (děngdài, to wait).
How common is 等?
等 is number 113 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell A5 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.