dǒng = du + (e)ng3
surname Dong
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dǒng = du + (e)ng3
to supervise / to direct / director
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How to pronounce 董

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= du initial

Du is for Doggy Dog.

By Matthias • updated 16 days ago
+ (e)ng3 final

In the engine’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

董 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer
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heavy / serious / to attach importance to
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Characters with 董 as component

dǒng = du + (e)ng3
to understand / to comprehend
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Words with 董

curio / antique
board member

Sentences with 董

董 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dǒng

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