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The Chinese word dang - 党 - dǎng
(faction in Chinese)

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Chinese-Chinese entry of dang中文中文


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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

dǎng

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English translations

faction"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., party"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).,
clique"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., gang"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 党 ( dǎng ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( dang / dǎng ) with pronunciation (English translation: <m>faction</m> )
党 ( dang / dǎng ) in traditional characters
黨
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 党 ( dang / dǎng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Ta shi yi ming dangyuan.
Tā shì yī míng dǎngyuán.
 – English translation: He is a party member.

Character complexity
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党 is composed of 10 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

adherent  |  clique
党 ( dang / dǎng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 397)
Chinese example words containing the character 党 ( dang / dǎng )
反对党 ( fǎnduìdǎng = opposition ), 政党 ( zhèngdǎng = party )
More words that mean faction in Chinese
zōng ( 宗 )

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