洞

洞
dòng = du + (e)ng4
cave / hole / zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) / CL:個|个[ge4]
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How to pronounce 洞

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 about 2 months ago
+ (e)ng4 final

In the engine’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 7 months ago

洞 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
同
tóng = tu + (e)ng2
like / same / similar / together / alike / with
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see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
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氵
shuǐ = shu + ei3
"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]
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Characters with 洞 as component

洞 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 洞

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cave / cavern
leak / hole / gap / loophole
(astronomy) black hole

Sentences with 洞

上
shàng
八
bā
洞
dòng
神
shén
仙
xiān
 
 
中
zhōng
八
bā
洞
dòng
神
shén
仙
xiān
 
 
下
xià
八
bā
洞
dòng
神
shén
仙
xiān

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洞
dòng

cave / hole / zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) / CL:個|个[ge4]

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