凳 Strokes Write it Listen 凳 dèng bench; stool HSK 7–9 14 strokes Radical 几 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from登sounddēngto rise, to mount, to board, to climb几meaningjǐsmall table; how many; a few, some How it works几 hints at the meaning (table), and 登 dēng hints at the sound.