凳
bench; stool
14 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,703 U+51F3
How 凳 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
几 (semantic, “table”) + 登 (phonetic, dēng)
How to remember it
bench · Heisig RSH #2694
stepladder + small table
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 登
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 登 (dēng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 登 sound component | dēng | to rise, to mount, to board, to climb |
| 橙 | chéng | orange |
| 澄 | chéng | clear, limpid, pure |
| 邓 | dèng | surname |
| 瞪 | dèng | to stare at |
| 蹬 | dēng | to step on; to wear; to face bad luck |
| 噔 | dēng | for (a recipient of pity or sympathy); surname |
| 镫 | dèng | lamp; a kind of cooking vessel |
| 簦 | dēng | bamboo or straw hat; street-vendor's umbrella |
Words containing 凳
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三角凳 | sān jiǎo dèng | three-legged stool |
| 坐冷板凳 | zuò lěng bǎn dèng | to hold an inconsequential job; to receive a cold reception; to be kept waiting for an ass… |
| 老虎凳 | lǎo hǔ dèng | tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along… |
| 凳子 | dèng zi | stool; small seat |
| 长凳 | cháng dèng | pew; bench; CL:張|张[zhang1] |
| 板凳 | bǎn dèng | wooden bench or stool; CL:張|张[zhang1],條|条[tiao2] |
| 脚凳 | jiǎo dèng | footstool |
| 条凳 | tiáo dèng | bench |
| 春凳 | chūn dèng | (old) wooden bench |
| 桌椅板凳 | zhuō yǐ bǎn dèng | chairs and tables; household furniture |
| 矮凳 | ǎi dèng | low stool |
| 椅凳 | yǐ dèng | bench; chairs and stools |
| 兀凳 | wù dèng | Chinese-style low stool |
| 杌凳 | wù dèng | Chinese-style low stool |