凼 (dàng) - A pit & a pool

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dàng ｜ 6 strokes ｜ radical: 凵

橙丁

凼 · dàng

A pit;

a pool;

a puddle;

a cesspool;

a waterlogged depression.

A pita poola puddle

Usage highlights

PuddleManure pitMud puddlePondWaterlogged depression

Synonyms

  • 坑— pit; hole
  • 池— pool; pond
  • 洼— depression; hollow

Antonyms

  • 丘— hillock; mound
  • 陵— hill; mound

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • There's a puddle (水凼) in the road after the rain.
  • The farmer dug a manure pit (粪凼) for fertilizer.
  • Be careful not to step in that mud puddle (泥凼).

Collocations

  • Puddle(水凼)
  • Manure pit(粪凼)
  • Mud puddle(泥凼)
  • Pond(凼子)
  • Waterlogged depression(洼凼)

Idioms

  • Not a single idiom found for this character.

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Commonly used in Southern Chinese dialects, especially Cantonese, to describe small water-filled depressions.
  • Often appears in rural and agricultural contexts, referring to natural or man-made pits for water or waste.

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