等
rank; grade; equal
At a glance · 等
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
小篆从竹（⺮，意符，简册），寺声，本义为整齐、等同，引申为等级、等待。隶楷从竹从寺，形声稳定。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
本义为齐等，引申为等级、等待。
Structure
形声字，从竹（意符，简册），寺（sì）为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinděng
Radical竹
Strokes12
UnicodeU+7B49
Character type形声
Theme数术
Six languages, one character
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English
rank; grade; equal
Rank, grade, to wait, equal, or and so forth.
Français
rang; grade; égal
Rang, grade, attendre, égal ou ainsi de suite.
Español
rango; grado; igual
Rango, grado, esperar, igual o así sucesivamente.
العربية
رتبة؛ درجة؛ متساوٍ
رتبة أو درجة أو مساوٍ أو هكذا.
Русский
ранг; степень; равный
Ранг, степень, ждать, равный или и так далее.
Common words
- 等děngetc.
- 等于děng yúequal