dǒng to understand; to comprehend

Made up of [ xīn heart radical 61, cǎo grass; herb radical 140, zhòng heavy; serious; to attach importance to ]
Made with 15 strokes.
The heart and heavy elements suggests emotion and difficulty of understanding

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Also uses xīn component: huǐ (to regret) jīng (to start) ; kuài (rapid) ; lián (to pity) ; máng (busy) ; (to be afraid) ; qíng (affection) ; (to recollect)
Also uses cǎo component: cài (vegetable) cǎo (grass) ; chá (tea) ; huā (flower) ; jié (joint) ; (bitter) ; lán (blue) ; láo (to toil) ; mǎn (to fill) ; māo (cat) ; měng (Mongol) ; (do not) ; píng (apple) ; (grape) ; qián (front) ; ruò (to seem) ; (revive) ; táo (grapes) ; yào (medicine) ; (skill) ; yīng (flower) ; zàng (treasury) ; zhēng (to steam)

Different tone

dōng (east) ; dōng (winter) ; dòng (to use)

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Pronunciation

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