凳 dèng bench
bench; stool
How to remember 凳: 登 to rise + 几 how many = bench. Too tired to rise when the late bus finally comes, the grannies count how many of them still fit squeezed together on the narrow bench.
Component breakdown
凳 = 登 to rise + 几 how many
- 登 to rise
- 癶 legs
- 豆 bean
- 几 how many
Too tired to rise when the late bus finally comes, the grannies count how many of them still fit squeezed together on the narrow bench.
How it is used
- A stool or backless bench - 凳子 (dèngzi) stool, 板凳 (bǎndèng) a wooden bench.
- Contrast 椅子 (yǐzi), a chair with a back; 凳 has no backrest.
- 坐冷板凳 (zuò lěng bǎndèng) = to be left out in the cold / sidelined.