氹 (dàng) - A pit, pool, or hollow filled with water & a puddle

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dàng ｜ 5 strokes ｜ radical: 水

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氹 · dàng

A pit, pool, or hollow filled with water;

a puddle;

a cesspit;

also used in Cantonese place names.

A pit, pool, or hollow filled with watera puddlea cesspit

Usage highlights

Water puddleCesspit氹仔Mud puddleTo fill a pit

Synonyms

  • 坑— pit, hole
  • 池— pool, pond
  • 潭— deep pool

Antonyms

  • 丘— hill, mound
  • 陵— hill, mound

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • There is a water-filled pit (水氹) in the yard.
  • Be careful not to step in the puddle (水氹).
  • This is a cesspit (粪氹).
  • 氹仔 (Dàngzǎi) is a part of Macau.

Collocations

  • Water puddle(水氹)
  • Cesspit(粪氹)
  • Dàngzǎi - Taipa, Macau(氹仔)
  • Mud puddle(泥氹)
  • To fill a pit(填氹)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Commonly used in Cantonese and Southern Chinese dialects to refer to small water-filled depressions.
  • 氹仔 (Taipa) is a famous place name in Macau, derived from this character.

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