懂

dǒng
HSK 2
#1,209 most
frequent character
to understand, to know
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

懂 has 忄 heart/mind as its meaning part and 董 dǒng as the sound part. It first meant to understand, and grew to know and comprehend.

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Example Sentences

我懂你的意思。
wǒ dǒng nǐde yìsī 。
I understand what you mean.
他懂中文。
tā dǒng zhōngwén 。
He understands Chinese.
你懂这个问题吗？
nǐ dǒng zhègè wèntí ma ？
Do you understand this question?

Grammar Points

HSK 2
Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding

Words with similar meanings

明白míngbái
to understand
More commonly used in spoken language, it implies clarity of understanding.
了解liǎojiě
to comprehend
It suggests a deeper level of understanding, often involving personal insight or familiarity.

Homophones

董dǒng
to supervise, to direct, director

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