洞(dòng)

HSK 59 strokes
Readingsdòngtóng

cave

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Character information

Pinyin
dòng / tóng
Meaning
cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:个
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 洞 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵同

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 同 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ同tóng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 洞 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 洞

Common words using 洞 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bīng冰dòng洞

hole in ice; crevasse

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āo凹dòng洞

cavity; pit

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hán函dòng洞

variant of 涵洞[han2 dong4]

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bié别yǒu有dòng洞tiān天

place of charm and beauty

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qiān千fó佛dòng洞

Buddhist grottos

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dì地dòng洞

tunnel; cave; burrow; dugout

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kēng坑dòng洞

hole

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dà大pǔ浦dòng洞

Taepodong, North Korean rocket series

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冰凹函别有天千佛

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