当

Traditional form:

當

Pinyin (reading):

dāng

Definitions:

• to be
• to act as
• manage
• withstand
• when
• during
• ought
• should
• match equally
• equal
• same
• obstruct
• just at (a time or place)
• on the spot
• right
• just at

Characters:

• 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells

Traditional characters:

• 當 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells