懂(dǒng)

HSK 215 strokes

to understand

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Character information

Pinyin
dǒng
Meaning
to understand; to comprehend
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 懂 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰忄董

In this compound, the meaning comes from 忄 (mind); 董 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

忄xīn董dǒng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 懂 step by step

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

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Words with 懂

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

dǒng懂de得
HSK 2

to understand; to know; to comprehend

Open 懂得 page →
dǒng懂shì事
HSK 7-9

to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in…

Open 懂事 page →
nòng弄dǒng懂

to make sense of; to grasp the meaning of; to figure out

Open 弄懂 page →
dǒng懂gē哥

(slang) Mr. Know-it-all

Open 懂哥 page →
bù不dǒng懂zhuāng装dǒng懂

to pretend to understand when you don't

Open 不懂装懂 page →
sì似dǒng懂fēi非dǒng懂

to not really understand

Open 似懂非懂 page →
bàn半dǒng懂bù不dǒng懂

to not fully understand

Open 半懂不懂 page →
dǒng懂háng行

to know the ropes

Open 懂行 page →

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From 懂’s common words

得事弄哥不装似非

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