档

檔
dǎng, dàng
当 + 木

Definitions

dàng (noun) file; official record; document
dàng (noun) grade; quality level (of goods)
dàng (noun) gear (in machinery)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 当 represents the sound. Simplified form of 檔.

Semantic: 木 Phonetic: 当

About

档, traditionally written 檔, is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (wood) provides the meaning, while 当 (dāng), simplified from 當, suggests the pronunciation. It originally denoted wooden crossbars, shelves, or frames, structural elements in furniture and architecture used to separate or support items. This concrete sense expanded to include the things stored on such shelves, leading to the modern meanings of files, archives, and official records. The image of horizontal wooden dividers also gave rise to an abstract sense of grades, levels, or tiers within a classification system.

Example Sentences Hide

这个文件很重要。

Zhège wénjiàn hěn zhòngyào.

This document is very important.

这家餐厅的档次很高。

Zhè jiā cāntīng de dàngcì hěn gāo.

This restaurant is of a very high grade.

请把资料放进档案柜。

Qǐng bǎ zīliào fàng jìn dàng'àn guì.

Please put the materials into the filing cabinet.

节目的播出时间已经排好档期了。

Jiému de bōchū shíjiān yǐjīng pái hǎo dàngqī le.

The broadcast schedule for the program has been arranged.

这个项目需要找一个靠谱的搭档。

Zhège xiàngmù xūyào zhǎo yīgè kàopǔ de dādàng.

This project needs to find a reliable partner.

我们需要把这些数据存档备份。

Wǒmen xūyào bǎ zhèxiē shùjù cúndàng bèifèn.

We need to archive and back up this data.

他那天的日程安排档得很满。

Tā nèi tiān de rìchéng ānpái dàng de hěn mǎn.

His schedule for that day was packed very tightly.

公司正在对老旧档案进行数字化归档。

Gōngsī zhèngzài duì lǎojiù dàng'àn jìnxíng shùzìhuà guīdàng.

The company is digitizing and archiving old files.

Related Characters

Component: 当

挡 裆 铛 㓥 垱 珰 筜

Component: 木

样 机 相 果 权 格 术 根 极 林 集 查 李 标

Example Words

搭档 文档 档案 高档 大排档 存档 拍档 排档 档口 档子 档期 档案馆 档次 空档 中档 低档 定档 强档 摊档 断档 档案袋 归档 补档 调档