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懂 dŏng understand - Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 心 xīn “heart”, which here gives a hint as to the meaning. When at the left side of a character, this radical is referred to colloquially as 心字旁 xīnzìpáng “side made up of the character 心” and is written as 忄. Phonetic is 董 Dŏng, which is a fairly common surname. Distinguish 懂 from 重 zhòng , traditional 種 zhŏng, and traditional 動 dòng.

Examples

• 懂 dŏng understand [V]
• 听懂 (聽懂) tīngdŏng understand by hearing [RC]
• 听得懂 (聽得懂) tīngdedŏng be able to understand by hearing; understand [RC]
• 看懂 kàndŏng understand by reading [RC]
• 看不懂 kànbudŏng not be able to understand by reading; can’t read [RC]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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