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
风档玻璃
fēng dàng bō li
windscreen (car window)
高档
gāo dàng
superior quality
高档服装
gāo dàng fú zhuāng
haute couture
面档
miàn dàng
noodle stall or counter
中档
zhōng dàng
mid-range (in quality and price)
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
大牌档
dà pái dàng
food stall; open-air restaurant (original Hong Kong written form, now usually written as 大排檔|大排档[da4 pai2 dang4])