DICTIONARY
The Chinese word dong - 懂 - dǒng
(to understand in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
dǒng
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English translations
to understand,
to comprehend, to know
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 懂 ( dǒng ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of dǒng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 懂 ( dong / dǒng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ni dong wo de yisi ma?
Nǐ dǒng wǒ de yìsi ma?– English translation: Do you understand what I mean?
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Character complexity
懂 is composed of 15 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
ignorant | sensible
懂 ( dong / dǒng ) belongs to the 3000 most common Chinese characters (rank 1107)
懂 ( dong / dǒng ) belongs to the 3000 most common Chinese characters (rank 1107)
Chinese example words containing the character 懂 ( dong / dǒng )
懂得 ( dǒngdé = to understand )
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