董

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surname Dong

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

董 uses 艹 plants as the meaning part and 重 zhòng for the sound. It first named a type of cattail. The sense 'to supervise' was borrowed later for its sound, and from that came 'director'.

董 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

董dǒng
to supervise, to direct, director

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