档
dàng
(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes
(bound form) files; crosspiece (of a table etc); (bound form) (of goods) grade; vendor's open-air stall; (Tw) timeslot for a show or program; classifier for shows; classifier for events, affairs etc; Taiwan pr. [dang3]
wood (木) + dàng sound (当) = wooden shelves and storage grades
当 mainly contributes the pronunciation dàng; the wood radical grounds the character in physical storage structures like shelves, racks, and crosspieces. From there the meaning extends to the files held on those shelves and the grade or tier of goods arranged on a stall.
这些重要的档案都放在柜子里。
zhè xiē zhòng yào de dàng àn dōu fàng zài guì zi lǐ。
These important files are all kept in the cabinet.
这个节目被安排在黄金档播出。
zhè ge jié mù bèi ān pái zài huáng jīn dàng bō chū。
This program has been scheduled to air in the prime-time slot.
Words with 档
中档
zhōng dàng
mid-range (in quality and price)
文档
wén dàng
(computer) file; document; documentation
风档玻璃
fēng dàng bō li
windscreen (car window)
高档服装
gāo dàng fú zhuāng
haute couture
高档
gāo dàng
superior quality
面档
miàn dàng
noodle stall or counter
低档
dī dàng
low-grade
八点档
bā diǎn dàng
8:00 p.m. time slot (on television)
副档名
fù dàng míng
(file) extension (computing) (Tw)
黄金档
huáng jīn dàng
prime time
垫档
diàn dàng
to fill a blank space
大排档
dà pái dàng
food stall; open-air restaurant