等 děng

• 一等奖 (yī děng jiǎng) Top prize Literal. First-grade award
• 二等货 (èr děng huò) Second-grade product
• 头等舱 (tóu děng cāng) First class cabin (flight/train)
• 高等收入 (gāo děng shōu rù) High income Literal. High-class salary
• 同等待遇 (tóng děng dài yù) Equal consideration Literal. Identical (class) treatment
• 人人平等 (rén rén píng děng) Equality Literal. Everyone is the same (consistent class)

• 久等 (jiǔ děng) Long wait
• 苦等 (kǔ děng) Painstaking wait Literal. Bitter wait

• 参与的国家包括德国、荷兰、西班牙等 (cān yǔ dè guó jiā bāo kuò dé guó, hé lán, sī bān yá děng) Participating countries include Germany, Holland, Spain etc
• 红、黄、绿等颜色 (hóng, huáng, lǜ děng yán sè) Red, yellow, green and more colours

Compound characters with ⺮ Bamboo Radical are usually made or derived from bamboo and often daily needs

• 竹 (zhú) Bamboo

• 筷 (kuài) Chopsticks

• 笛 (dí) Flute

• 竿 (gān) Pole

• 箭 (jiàn) Arrow

• 箱 (xiāng) Crate (earliest form)

• 篮 (lán) Basket

• 风筝 (fēng zhēng) Kite (earliest form)

• 算 (suàn) To count – derived from 算盘 (suàn pán) Abacus Literal. Counting plate

• 签 (qiān) To sign / Signature

• 简 (jiǎn) Simple / Simplified / Concise

• 笔 (bǐ) Writing instrument – In modern times, it could simply mean "pen". However, it is interesting to know some basics:

• 毛笔 (máo bǐ) Calligraphy brush – the earliest form that has a bamboo body and wolf's fur (毛)

• 钢笔 (gang bǐ) Fountain pen Literal. Steel writing instrument

• 粉笔 (fěn bǐ) Chalk Literal. Power writing instrument

• 蜡笔 (là bǐ) Crayon Literal. Wax writing instrument

• 圆珠笔 (gang bǐ) Ball-point pen

• 铅笔 (gang bǐ) Pencil Literal. Graphite writing instrument

• 投影笔 (gang bǐ) Laser pen Literal. Projection writing instrument