How to write 噹

噹 1. See "当". 2. Verb: to take on a role or position. [Example phrases]: "当记者" (to be a reporter), "当教员" (to be an instructor). 3. Verb: to oversee or manage. [Example phrases]: "当家" (to manage the household), "当位" (to hold a position), "当权" (to be in power), "当政" (to govern). 4. Adjective: appropriate or suitable. [Example phrases]: "恰当" (appropriate), "适当" (suitable), "妥当" (proper), "若有不当之处，请多指教。" (If there are any inappropriate aspects, please advise me.). [Source]: 《礼记．乐记》 ("The Book of Rites, Music Record"): "夫古者天地顺而四时当，民有德而五谷昌。" (In ancient times, the heavens and earth followed their natural order, and with people's virtue, the grains flourished.) 5. Adjective: the same or identical. [Example phrases]: "当日" (that day), "当年" (that year). 6. Verb: to consider or believe. [Example phrases]: "我当他是好人。" (I consider him a good person). [Source]: 《文明小史．第二九回》 ("A Short History of Civilization", Chapter 29): "西村里的事，你足足赚了五十吊，王铁匠的过手，你当我不知道吗？" (As for the matter in the West Village, you made a full fifty taels; you think I don't know about Wang the blacksmith's part in it?) 7. Verb: to compete against or resist. Can also mean "to block." [Example phrases]: "锐不可当" (sharp and unstoppable), "螳臂当车" (a mantis trying to stop a cart). [Source]: 《史记．卷八一．廉颇蔺相如传》 ("Records of the Grand Historian, Volume 81, Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru"): "言兵事，以天下莫能当。" (When it comes to military matters, no one in the world can resist). [Source]: 唐．王维〈老将行〉 (Tang Dynasty, Wang Wei's "Song of the Old General"): "一身转战三千里，一剑曾当百万师。" (In a single body, he fought for three thousand miles; with one sword, he once faced a million troops.)