等

děng

to wait for; to await

by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)

bamboo (⺮) + temple (寺) = sorting, ranking, and waiting

Bamboo strips (⺮) were ranked by size and sorted into equal tiers at a temple (寺), where monks patiently arranged and waited. Both waiting and grading share that same unhurried, orderly energy.

⺮+寺→等
⺮BambooSemantic
寺TempleSemantic

你先坐,我等你一会儿。

nǐ xiān zuò, wǒ děng nǐ yī huìr。

You sit first, I'll wait for you a moment.

桌上有苹果、香蕉等水果。

zhuō shàng yǒu píngguǒ、xiāngjiāo děng shuǐguǒ。

On the table there are apples, bananas, and other such fruits.

Words with 等

特等

tè děng

special grade

等同

děng tóng

to equate

等离子体

děng lí zǐ tǐ

plasma (physics)

头等舱

tóu děng cāng

1st class cabin

中等教育

zhōng děng jiào yù

secondary education

高等法院

gāo děng fǎ yuàn

High Court

同等

tóng děng

equal to

零等待状态

líng děng dài zhuàng tài

zero wait state (computing)

头等

tóu děng

first class

高人一等

gāo rén yī děng

a cut above others

高等代数

gāo děng dài shù

higher algebra

高等学校

gāo děng xué xiào

colleges and universities

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